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Definitions for: Retaliation [n] action taken in return for an injury or offense
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
God . . . takes what is done to others as done to
himself, and by promise obloges himself to full
retaliation. --Calamy.
Syn: Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.
Synonyms: revenge
See Also: getting even, paying back, reprisal, retribution, return, vengeance
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