Action taken to respond to an insult, injury or other wrong by trying to harm its perpetrator.
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Yet threats of retaliation underscore the weak legal case of opposed countries.
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So far India has focused on retaliation by economic and diplomatic means.
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Officials believe the attack could have been retaliation for police counternarcotics operations.
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The family refused to reveal their family name for fear of retaliation.
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Hardly to the point of war, but possibly to that of retaliation.
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The statement led the United States to threaten Baghdad with military retaliation.
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He said there was concern a lack of details could prompt retaliation.
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Trump's comments appeared to increase the stakes for potential retaliation by China.
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The imposition of trade barriers usually results in retaliation from other nations.
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Were I to attack, the consequences could be grave, and retaliation immediate.
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If it provokes swift retaliation, the gamble may fail with tragic consequences.
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One retaliation leads to a counterretaliation, which leads to another, ad infinitum.
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Within days, the international angst transfers from the provocation to the retaliation.
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The forbidden month for the forbidden month, and forbidden things in retaliation.
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Hence there arose in his breast a very natural desire for retaliation.
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They don't want to feel retaliation of losing their job, Leroy added.
