Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A return of like for like; retaliation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Retaliation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
retaliation
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Examples
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Between the internal strife, with half of the Cardassian fleet turning against the Dominion, the war damage inflicted by the Alpha Quadrant allies-much of the war had been fought in Cardassian territory, after all-and the horrendous re-taliation taken against Cardassia Prime by the Domin - ion, the war had left the Cardassian Union in what could kindly be called a shambles.
Demons Of Air And Darkness DeCandido, Keith R. A. 2001
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Requiring disclosure, the organization has argued, could deter donations from people who fear re-taliation from pro-gay marriage groups or individuals.
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Wri - ters, one fliould imagine, ought, above all others, to be rdervtsi s INTRODUCTION. refervcd upon that article, when they lie fo open to re - taliation.
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