reprisal
11reprisal — UK [rɪˈpraɪz(ə)l] / US noun [countable/uncountable, often plural] Word forms reprisal : singular reprisal plural reprisals something unpleasant that is done to punish an enemy or opponent because of something bad that they have done to you… …
12reprisal — re|pri|sal [rıˈpraızəl] n [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: reprisaille, from Old Italian, from riprendere to take back ] something violent or harmful which you do to punish someone for something bad they have done to you… …
13reprisal — re|pri|sal [ rı praızl ] noun count or uncount often plural something unpleasant done to punish or take revenge on an enemy or opponent because of something they have done: reprisal against: The State Department is concerned about possible… …
14reprisal — noun (C, U) also reprisals (plural) an act of violence or other strong reaction, to punish your enemies or opponents for something they have done: They didn t tell the police for fear of reprisal. | in reprisal (for): prisoners killed in reprisal …
15reprisal — [[t]rɪpra͟ɪz(ə)l[/t]] reprisals N VAR If you do something to a person in reprisal, you hurt or punish them because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you. There were fears that some of the Western hostages might be killed in… …
16reprisal — noun following the ethnic violence in Nigeria, the fear is of reprisal Syn: retaliation, counterattack, comeback; revenge, vengeance, retribution, requital; informal a taste of one s own medicine …
17reprisal — A form of retorsion, being the act of a sovereign state, taken short of war, in retaliation against another nation for what it deems to be a wrong committed against it by the other nation, as where a nation seizes property of another nation which …
18Reprisal (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Reprisal image caption = author = F. Paul Wilson illustrator = John and Laura Lakey country = United States language = English series = The Adversary Cycle genre = Horror novel publisher = Dark Harvest release date = July… …
19reprisal — noun Etymology: Middle English reprisail, from Anglo French reprisaile, from Medieval Latin represalia, from Old Italian rappresaglia, ultimately from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri re (from Latin re ) + prendere to… …
20reprisal — /ri pruy zeuhl/, n. 1. (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries. 2. an act or instance of retaliation. 3. the action or practice of using force, short of war, against another …
