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Definition reprisal in American English

reprisal noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/rɪˈpraɪz(ə)l/
1

something unpleasant that is done to punish an enemy or opponent because of something bad that they have done to you

Example

The State Department is concerned about possible reprisals against American civilians.

Example

Every tenth person in the village was shot in reprisal for the deaths of the two soldiers.

Definition reprisal in American English