Laxi Dictionary

English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Definition reprisal in British 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 Foreign Office is concerned about possible reprisals against British civilians.

Example

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

Definition reprisal in British English