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[Noun] | "re*pri*sal" | \ ri-ˈprī-zəl \
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
Origin: 15th century ;
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 take, from Latin prehendere;
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[Noun] | "reprisals"
1: payment to another for a loss or injury;
* e.g., " ... a peace agreement that was rejected because it contained no provisions for reprisals "
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(2) - { reprisal } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Noun] | "reprisal"
1: payment to another for a loss or injury;
* e.g., " ... a peace agreement that was rejected because it contained no provisions for reprisals "
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2: the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury;
* e.g., " ... after defeating them last year in the finals, our team nervously awaited the expected reprisal by our archrivals in this year's tournament "
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