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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.
reprisal n (counter-attack) rappresaglia nf : The reprisal lasted days and cost many lives. La rappresaglia è durata giorni ed è costata molte vite.
noun. (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries. 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.
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.
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.
