reprisal (noun)

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• reprisal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bloody, brutal, savage, violent ▪ military ▪ The government responded with harsh military reprisals. ▪ economic …   Collocations dictionary

• reprisal — ► NOUN 1) an act of retaliation. 2) historical the forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation. ORIGIN Old French reprisaille, from Latin reprehendere seize, check, rebuke …   English terms dictionary

• reprisal — re·pri·sal /ri prī zəl/ n [Anglo French reprisaile reprisaille, from Middle French, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri back + prendere to take, from Latin prehendere] 1 a: the act or… …   Law dictionary

• reprisal — noun (C, U) also reprisals (plural) an act of violence or other strong reaction, to punish your enemies or opponents for something they have done: They didn t tell the police for fear of reprisal. | in reprisal (for): prisoners killed in reprisal …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• reprisal — noun following the ethnic violence in Nigeria, the fear is of reprisal Syn: retaliation, counterattack, comeback; revenge, vengeance, retribution, requital; informal a taste of one s own medicine …   Thesaurus of popular words

• reprisal — noun Etymology: Middle English reprisail, from Anglo French reprisaile, from Medieval Latin represalia, from Old Italian rappresaglia, ultimately from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri re (from Latin re ) + prendere to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• reprisal — noun act of retaliation …   Wiktionary

• reprisal — noun 1》 an act of retaliation. 2》 historical the forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. reprisaille, from med. L. reprisalia (neut. plural), based on L. repraehens ,… …   English new terms dictionary

• reprisal — UK [rɪˈpraɪz(ə)l] / US noun [countable/uncountable, often plural] Word forms reprisal : singular reprisal plural reprisals something unpleasant that is done to punish an enemy or opponent because of something bad that they have done to you… …   English dictionary

• reprisal — re|pri|sal [ rı praızl ] noun count or uncount often plural something unpleasant done to punish or take revenge on an enemy or opponent because of something they have done: reprisal against: The State Department is concerned about possible… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• reprisal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. retaliation, revenge, requital, indemnity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. retribution, retaliation, paying back, counterattack; see revenge 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. retaliation, *eye for an eye …   English dictionary for students