reprisal
21reprisal — noun act of retaliation …
22reprisal — Synonyms and related words: amends, avengement, avenging, blood feud, comeuppance, compensation, counterblow, desert, deserts, feud, getting even, indemnification, indemnity, just deserts, punishment, quittance, recompense, redress, repayment,… …
23reprisal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. retaliation, revenge, requital, indemnity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. retribution, retaliation, paying back, counterattack; see revenge 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. retaliation, *eye for an eye …
24reprisal — re·pris·al || rɪ praɪzl n. injuries inflicted in response to injuries received; retaliation, revenge; use of force or political pressure to retaliate against another nation without officially going to war; retaliatory confiscation of property …
25reprisal — noun 1》 an act of retaliation. 2》 historical the forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. reprisaille, from med. L. reprisalia (neut. plural), based on L. repraehens ,… …
26reprisal — n retaliation, revenge, retribution, redress, paying back, vengeance, vendetta; counterblow, counterattack, recrimination; requital, vindication, satisfaction, compensation, reparation, restitution, indemnification, indemnity, repayment,… …
27reprisal — re·pri·sal …
28reprisal — [rɪˈpraɪz(ə)l] noun [C/U] something unpleasant that is done to punish an enemy for something that they have done to you …
29reprisal — re•pris•al [[t]rɪˈpraɪ zəl[/t]] n. 1) retaliation against an enemy by the infliction of equal or greater injuries 2) an act or instance of retaliation 3) the action or practice of using countermeasures against another nation to secure redress of… …
30reprisal — /rəˈpraɪzəl / (say ruh pruyzuhl) noun 1. the infliction of similar or greater injury on the enemy in warfare, in retaliation for some injury, as by the punishment or execution of prisoners of war. 2. an instance of this. 3. the act or practice of …
