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Retaliation

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retaliate

retaliate -at·ed -at·ing : to act in revenge re·tal·i·a·tion [-ta-lē-ā-shən] n re·tal·i·a·tive [-ta-lē-ā-tiv] adj re·tal·ia·to·ry [-tal-yə-tōr-ē] adj

Retaliation

Matched in: Term Retaliation

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Retaliative

Same as Retaliatory

Retaliate

To return the like for to repay or requite by an act of the same kind to return evil for evil Now seldom used except in a bad sense

discharge

he or she reasonably feels compelled to resign retaliatory discharge : a wrongful discharge that is done in retaliation for an employee's conduct (as reporting an employer's criminal activity) and that clearly violates public policy wrongful discharge

Retorsion

Retorsion, means an act of lawful retaliation in kind for another nation's unfriendly or unfair act, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1318. Retorsion, retaliation.

Talion

Talion, law of retaliation. See LEX TALIONIS.

Lex talionis

Lex talionis, the law of retaliation.

Requital

for anything done in a good sense compensation recompense as the requital of services in a bad sense retaliation or punishment as the requital of evil deeds

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