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reprisal

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re·pri·sal  (r-przl)
n.
1. Retaliation for an injury with the intent of inflicting at least as much injury in return.
2. Forcible seizure of an enemy's goods or subjects in retaliation for injuries inflicted.
3. The practice of using political or military force without actually resorting to war.

[Middle English reprisail, from Old French reprisaille, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere, to take back, from Latin reprehendere, reprndere, to take hold of; see reprehend.]

reprisal
Noun
an act of taking revenge: many residents say they are living in fear of reprisals by the army [Old French reprisaille]
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Noun1.reprisal - a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
retaliation, revenge - action taken in return for an injury or offense

reprisal
Translations
reprisal [rɪˈpraɪzl] nrepresalia;
to take reprisals → tomar represalias

reprisal [rɪˈpraɪzl] nreprésailles fpl;
to take reprisals → user de représailles

reprisal [rɪˈpraɪzl] nVergeltung f;
reprisals nplRepressalien pl;
(in war) → Vergeltungsaktionen pl;
to take reprisals → zu Repressalien greifen;
(in war) → Vergeltungsaktionen durchführen

reprisal [rɪˈpraɪzl] nrappresaglia;
to take reprisals → fare delle rappresaglie

reprisal
n reprisal [rəˈpraizəl]
something bad done to someone in return for something bad he has done to one; an act of revenge. terugkry, wraak عَمَل إنْتِقامي наказателно действие odveta gengældelse die Vergeltungsmaßnahme αντίποινα represalia kättemaks خونخواهی؛ انتقام kosto représailles פְּעוּלַת תַּגמוּל बदला odmazda, milo za drago megtorlás pembalasan refsiaðgerð rappresaglia 報復 보복, 앙갚음 atkeršijimas, atsakomasis veiksmas atmaksa; atriebība balas dendam represaille gjengjeldelsesaksjon, represalie odwet represália represalii ответная мера odveta maščevanje odmazda vedergällning, repressalie[] การแก้แค้น misilleme 報復 дія у відповідь انتقامی کاررواءی sự trả thù


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To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
Letters of reprisal were granted, and a war ensued, which in its consequences overthrew all the alliances that but twenty years before had been formed with sanguine expectations of the most beneficial fruits.
This immediately put her on the defensive, and with one of those sudden impulses of reprisal to which she was liable she gave him a little push from her.
 
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