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Meanings of reprisal in English

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Action taken to respond to an insult, injury or other wrong by trying to harm its perpetrator.

Usage of reprisal in English
1
Large blasts sometimes set off reprisal attacks against the minority Sunni community.
Reuters
2
Then I presume this confiscation is in the nature of a reprisal.
Heart of the Sunset
3
I was glad to oblige, relieved to be momentarily free of reprisal.
Repo men
4
Now was not the time for petty acts of reprisal, he thought.
Future Lovecraft
5
His hosts, therefore, remained ignorant of the cause of this terrible reprisal.
The Tiger Hunter
6
Thus began a round of reprisal killings that took five more lives.
Acts of faith
7
The phrase kept running through his head: What would be the reprisal?
Parrot & Co.
8
This was in reprisal for Aboriginal people killing cattle on the run.
News.com.au
9
So far, China hasn't mentioned iron ore as a potential target for reprisal.
Reuters
10
An attack on either Modi or Gandhi could spark waves of reprisal violence.
Reuters
11
The measures announced by the President constitute, in the main, reprisal.
The new yorker
12
The soldiers wish to give evidence by video because they fear reprisal attacks.
The Irish Times
13
His supporters will be the targets and there would certainly be reprisal attacks.
The South African
14
Team officials feared reprisal actions could be taken against them if they remained.
The Guardian
15
It's hard to come forward because of the fear of reprisal and retribution.
Wired
16
Abuses during Seleka's nine-month rule triggered reprisal killings by local militia.
Reuters
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Reprisal through the time
Reprisal across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common