retaliation

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• IPA: /ɹɪˌtæliˈeɪʃən/, SAMPA: /rI%t{li"eIS@n/

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retaliation (usually uncountable; plural retaliations)

1. Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
2. An act of violent response
   • 2009 January 13, “`Never again,' says survivor”, Toronto Star:

     Hamas knew there would be massive retaliations.

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• See also Wikisaurus:revenge

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• retaliate
• retaliatory

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• Notes:

1. ^ Le Trésor de la Langue Française informatisé
2. ^ Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese. Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). ISBN 8839551107. Online version here