About The Word Retaliation
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Retaliation
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What's The Definition Of Retaliation?
[n] action taken in return for an injury or offense
Synonyms | Synonyms for Retaliation: revenge Related Terms | Find terms related to Retaliation: See Also | getting even | paying back | reprisal | retribution | return | vengeance Retaliation In Webster's Dictionary \Re*tal`i*a"tion\, n.
The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like;
retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil;
e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
God . . . takes what is done to others as done to
himself, and by promise obloges himself to full
retaliation. --Calamy.
Syn: Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.
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