reprisal
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reprisal
retaliation against an enemy; redress; revenge
Not to be confused with:
reprise – to repeat; in music: a return to the first theme
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re·pri·sal
(rĭ-prī′zəl)n.
1. The act or an instance of retaliating for a loss or injury.
2. The act or practice of forcibly seizing an enemy's goods or citizens in retaliation for a loss or injury inflicted.
[Middle English reprisail, from Old French reprisaille, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere, to take back, from Latin reprehendere, reprēndere, to take hold of; see reprehend.]
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reprisal
(rɪˈpraɪzəl)n
1. (Military) (often plural) retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime, such as the execution of prisoners of war, destruction of property, etc
2. the act or an instance of retaliation in any form
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) the forcible seizure of the property or subjects of one nation by another
[C15: from Old French reprisaille, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from riprendere to recapture, from Latin reprehendere to hold fast; see reprehend]
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re•pris•al
(rɪˈpraɪ zəl)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 a grievance.
syn: See revenge.
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Noun | 1. | reprisal - a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime retaliation, revenge - action taken in return for an injury or offense |
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reprisal
noun retaliation, revenge, vengeance, retribution, an eye for an eye, counterstroke, requital fear of reprisal or ostracism
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reprisal
nounThe act of retaliating:
counteraction, counterattack, counterblow, reciprocation, requital, retaliation, retribution, revenge, tit for tat, vengeance.
Idioms: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, like for like , measure for measure .
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Translations
عَمَل إنْتِقامي
odveta
gengældelse
refsiaîgerî
atkeršijimasatsakomasis veiksmas
atmaksaatriebība
reprisal
[rɪˈpraɪzəl] N → represalia fto take reprisals → tomar represalias
as a reprisal for → como represalia por
by way of reprisal → a modo de represalia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
reprisal
n (→ gegen) → Vergeltungsmaßnahme f; (between companies, countries etc also) → Repressalie f; to take reprisals → zu Repressalien greifen; as a reprisal for → als Vergeltung für
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
reprisal
[rɪˈpraɪz/əl] n reprisals npl → rappresaglie fplto take reprisals → fare delle rappresaglie
as a reprisal for → come rappresaglia per
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
reprisal
(rəˈpraizəl) noun something bad done to someone in return for something bad he has done to one; an act of revenge.
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