re·tor·sion or re·tor·tion (r -tôr sh n)n. An act perpetrated by one nation upon another in retaliation or reprisal for a similar act perpetrated by the other nation. [Probably French rétorsion, from Latin retortus (influenced by Late Latin torsi  , a twisting, wringing), past participle of retorqu re, to cast back; see retort1.] |
retorsion [rɪˈtɔːʃən]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Rare retaliatory action taken by a state whose citizens have been mistreated by a foreign power by treating the subjects of that power similarly; reprisal
[from French; see retort1]
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