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retaliation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | revenge |
| Type of | paying back, return, getting even |
| Has types | vengeance, reprisal, payback, retribution |
| Derivation | retaliate |
Examples of retaliation
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Retaliation claims rose again last year, accounting for 36 percent of the total.
From the businessweek.com
Why criticize the players for retaliation penalties when the coach commits them.
From the omaha.com
They, like all who spoke to the AP, requested anonymity for fear of retaliation.
From the post-gazette.com
It should be interesting to see if he seeks any retaliation for the Eager fight.
From the dispatch.com
He endlessly suffers fools without retaliation beyond the occasional stern look.
From the thenewstribune.com
Lear said she would not have come willingly, fearing retaliation from lawmakers.
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The dispute has plowed new legal ground and threatened cross-border retaliation.
From the thenewstribune.com
Moreover, power-hungry politicians live in fear of retaliation by jilted voters.
From the economist.com
Alston told the Chronicle her firing was in retaliation for the Whitlock matter.
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- Action taken in return for an injury or offense
- (retaliate) revenge: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
- (retaliate) make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
- (retaliatory) of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
- Retaliation is the second and final album by the Brooklyn crossover thrash band Carnivore. It was released in 1987 by Roadrunner Records, and later released on CD in 1991 without tracks 4 and 9.
- Retaliation is the fourth album by rapper, Keak da Sneak. It was released on January 15, 2002 for Black Market Records and was produced by Sean T, Keak da Sneak and One Drop Scott. It sold 2,500 copies on its first week on shelves.
- "Retaliation" is a single by Hip Hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, the third released from their second album Violent by Design, following "Heavenly Divine" and "Genghis Khan". Released in 2001, the single was the group's last release on self-run Superegular Recordings . ...
- (Retaliate) Revenge (also known as vengeance) is a harmful action against a person or group as a response to a real or perceived grievance. ...
- (Retaliate (album)) Retaliate is the debut album of Maryland death metal band Misery Index.
