reprisal
nounDefinition of reprisal
1a
: the act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered
b
: an instance of such action
3
: the regaining of something (as by recapture)
4
: something (such as a sum of money) given or paid in restitution
—usually used in plural
5
: a retaliatory act
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