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| re·pri·sal [ ri prz'l ] (plural re·pri·sals) |
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1. retaliation in war: a violent military action, e.g. the killing of prisoners or civilians, carried out in retaliation for an enemy's action
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2. strong or violent retaliation: a strong or violent retaliation for an action that somebody has taken
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3. retaliatory seizure from another country: the forcible seizure of property or people from another country as retaliation for some injury
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| [15th century. Via Anglo-Norman reprisaille< medieval Latin reprisalia, represalia, contraction of reprehensalia< Latin reprehendere (see reprehend)] |
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