(an example of) activity against another person, especially as a punishment by military forces or a political group:
Meaning of reprisal in English
(Definition of reprisal from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of reprisal from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of reprisal
reprisal
In most states, payers in both federal and private sectors can deny payment for required emergency screening and treatment without fear of reprisal.
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With rampant unemployment and a surplus of labor, many workers desisted from joining unions out of fear of such reprisals.
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Even by the most permissive coding, only ten first-wave respondents refused to be re-interviewed due to fear of political or criminal reprisals.
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The workers stayed in the vicinity of their factories which may have afforded them some protection against police reprisals.
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Seemingly paralysed and unprepared, the regency bowed to the inevitable dismissal, and were spared any reprisals.
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This would prevent mass reprisals against the machadistas.
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Fuelled by rumours circulating about the poor treatment of ' traitors ', some returnees also feared reprisal.
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In the realm of the girl group song, one conversationalist might tread acoustically on the toes of another without fear of reprisal.
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Indeed, it was because of this sanctification that they could betray codes of genteel conduct without reprisal.
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It was no coincidence that he referred to these reprisals not as retaliation but as peacetime military operations.
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He notes the reluctance of many people to be interviewed out of fear of reprisals.
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In case of major conflicts they would have no way of escaping reprisal from family members or neighbours.
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Hundreds of lives were lost in these reprisals.
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Its operation warfare entailed resistance and war, should the federal government undertake military action and reprisals against it.
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In any case it was difficult to imagine a reprisal using them as targets.
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misilleme, kısas…
représailles…
represaille…
odveta…
gengældelse…
pembalasan…
การแก้แค้น…
sự trả thù…
odwet, represje…
vedergällning, repressalie[åtgärd]…
balas dendam…
die Vergeltungsmaßnahme…
gjengjeldelsesaksjon, represalie…
дія у відповідь…
ответная мера, ответный удар…
