- retaliation
- noun see retaliate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
retaliation
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retaliation — index counterattack, exchange, interchange, reaction (opposition), reprisal, requital, retribution … Law dictionary
retaliation — retaliation, reprisal, revenge, vengeance, retribution can all mean both the act of inflicting or the intent to inflict injury in return for injury, and the injury so inflicted. Retaliation implies a return of like for like, commonly a return of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Retaliation — may refer to: *Revenge *Retaliation (Dane Cook album), 2005 comedy album/DVD by Dane Cook *Retaliation (Carnivore album), 1987 album by the thrash metal band Carnivore *Retaliation (song), 2001 single from the Hip Hop group Jedi Mind Tricks;See… … Wikipedia
Retaliation — (engl. ‚Vergeltung‘) ist der Name von: Retaliation (schwedische Band), Grindcore Band aus Schweden Retaliation (deutsche Band), Death Metal Band aus Unterfranken Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Retaliation — 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. [1913 Webster] God . . . takes what is done to others as done to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retaliation — (v. lat.), die Wiedervergeltung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Retalĭation — (lat.), Wiedervergeltung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Retaliation — Retaliatiōn (neulat.), Wiedervergeltung; Retaliationszölle, s.v.w. Retorsionszölle (s. Retorsion) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Retaliation — Retaliation, lat. deutsch, Wiedervergeltung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
retaliation — (n.) 1580s, from L.L. retaliare pay back in kind, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + L. talio exaction of payment in kind, from talis suchlike. Originally used both in good and evil senses … Etymology dictionary
retaliation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ massive ▪ brutal, violent ▪ physical ▪ swift ▪ immediate, instant … Collocations dictionary
