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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