Retaliatory - Law Dictionary Search Results
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retaliatory discharge see discharge ...
retaliatory eviction
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Retaliatory
Tending to or involving retaliation retaliative as retaliatory measures...
counter-
counter- 1 a : contrary : opposite [counterletter] b : opposing : retaliatory [counteraction] 2 : complementary : corresponding [countersign] 3 : duplicate : substitute [counterpart] ...
discharge
discharge 1 : to release from an obligation: as a : to relieve of a duty under an instrument (as a contract or a negotiable instrument) ;also : to render (an instrument) no longer enforceable [a formal instrument…may be discharged by either cancellation or surrender "J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo"] b : to release (a debtor in bankruptcy) from liability for his or her debts 2 : to release from confinement, custody, or care [ a prisoner] 3 a : to dismiss from employment : terminate the employment of b : to release from service or duty [ a jury] [ a witness] 4 a : to get rid of (as a debt or obligation) by performing an appropriate action b : to fulfill a requirement for [evidence which is required to the burden of going forward "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] 5 : to order (a legislative committee) to end consideration of a bill in order to bring it before the house for action dis·charge·abil·i·ty [dis-chÄ r-jə-bi-lə-tē...
reprisal
reprisal [Anglo-French reprisaile reprisaille, from Middle French, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri- back + prendere to take, from Latin prehendere] 1 a : the act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered b : an instance of such action 2 : a retaliatory act [may not fire a complaining employee in ] ...
Continental system
The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the Berlin decree which Napoleon I issued from Berlin Nov 21 1806 declaring the British Isles to be in a state of blockade and British subjects property and merchandise subject to capture and excluding British ships from all parts of Europe under French dominion The retaliatory measures of England were followed by the Milan decree issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec 17 1807 imposing further restrictions and declaring every ship going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be lawful prize...
Retaliative
Same as Retaliatory...
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