Reprisal

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1. Noun

The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity.

2. Noun

Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation.

3. Noun

The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting suffering or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation for an act of inhumanity.

4. Noun

Any act of retaliation.
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