Reprisal

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪzÉ™l

Origin

From French représailles, formerly reprisailles, originally from Italian rappresaglia.

Full definition of reprisal

Noun

1. An act of retaliation.
2. (archaic) Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.
3. (archaic) The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.
• Macaulaydebatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place

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