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- Dictionaryreprisal/rɪˈprʌɪzl/
noun
- 1. an act of retaliation: "three youths died in the reprisals which followed"
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REPRISAL definition: 1. (an example of) activity against another person, especially as a punishment by military forces…. Learn more.
1. : a retaliatory act. 2. : the regaining of something (as by recapture) 3. : something (such as a sum of money) given or paid in restitution usually used in plural. 4. a. : the act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered.
A reprisal is an act of retaliation, especially one committed by one country against another. If you attack your enemy's village and cause lots of damage, expect a reprisal.
REPRISAL meaning: 1. (an example of) activity against another person, especially as a punishment by military forces…. Learn more.
If you do something to a person in reprisal, you hurt or punish them because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you. There were fears that some of the foreign hostages might be killed in reprisal.
noun. (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries. Synonyms: redress. an act or instance of retaliation. the action or practice of using force, short of war, against another nation, to secure redress of a grievance. the forcible seizure of property or subjects in retaliation.
noun. /rɪˈpraɪzl/ [countable, uncountable] a violent or aggressive act towards somebody because of something bad that they have done towards you synonym retaliation. They did not want to give evidence for fear of reprisals. in reprisal for something They shot ten hostages in reprisal for the assassination of their leader.
REPRISAL meaning: something that is done to hurt or punish someone who has hurt you or done something bad to you.
reprisal definition: something violent or unpleasant that is done to punish an enemy for something they have done: . Learn more.
If you do something to a person in reprisal, you hurt or punish them because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you. [...]
