Another word for reciprocation
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Noun
The act of retaliating
- Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution.
- Repayment in kind, as for an injury; retaliation.
- To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).
- To seek or take vengeance for (oneself or another person); avenge.
- The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation:
- Punishment administered in return for a wrong committed.
- Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.
- Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
- An act of violent response.
- The act of requiting.
- Return, as for an injury or friendly act.
- The act or an instance of retaliating for a loss or injury.
- The act or practice of forcibly seizing an enemy's goods or citizens in retaliation for a loss or injury inflicted.
- A blow delivered in return.
- A return attack.
- To deliver a return attack or make a return attack against.
- An act of retaliation; a counterattack
- Any action in opposition to a previous action.
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Another word for reciprocation
Noun
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- Something that is given in return for something else or accepted as a reciprocal part of an exchange.
- The business of buying and selling commodities, products, or services; commerce.
- A branch or kind of business:
- The people working in or associated with a business or industry:
- To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place:
- To revert in speech, thought, or practice:
- To revert to a former owner.
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