The act of retaliating

• vengeance

  1. Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution.

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  1. Infliction of punishment in return for a wrong committed; retribution.

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• revenge

  1. To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).
  2. To seek or take vengeance for (oneself or another person); avenge.
  3. The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation:

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  1. To inflict punishment in return for (injury or insult).
  2. To seek or take vengeance for (oneself or another person); avenge.
  3. The act of taking vengeance for injuries or wrongs; retaliation:

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• retribution

  1. Punishment administered in return for a wrong committed.
  2. Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.

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  1. Punishment administered in return for a wrong committed.
  2. Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.

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• retaliation

  1. Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
  2. An act of violent response.

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  1. Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
  2. An act of violent response.

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• requital

  1. The act of requiting.
  2. Return, as for an injury or friendly act.

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  1. The act of requiting.
  2. Return, as for an injury or friendly act.

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• reprisal

  1. The act or an instance of retaliating for a loss or injury.
  2. The act or practice of forcibly seizing an enemy's goods or citizens in retaliation for a loss or injury inflicted.

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  1. The act or an instance of retaliating for a loss or injury.
  2. The act or practice of forcibly seizing an enemy's goods or citizens in retaliation for a loss or injury inflicted.

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• reciprocation

  1. An alternating back-and-forth movement.
  2. The act or fact of reciprocating; interchange.

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  1. An alternating back-and-forth movement.
  2. The act or fact of reciprocating; interchange.

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• counterblow

  1. A blow delivered in return.

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  1. A blow delivered in return.

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• counterattack

  1. A return attack.
  2. To deliver a return attack or make a return attack against.

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  1. A return attack.
  2. To deliver a return attack or make a return attack against.

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• counteraction

  1. An act of retaliation; a counterattack
  2. Any action in opposition to a previous action.

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  1. An act of retaliation; a counterattack
  2. Any action in opposition to a previous action.

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