reprisal 音標拼音: [ripr'ɑɪzəl]
n . 報復,報仇,報復性劫掠
報復,報仇,報復性劫掠
reprisal n 1 :
a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime Reprisal \
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n . [
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ripresaglia ,
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See {
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1 .
The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity .
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1913 Webster ]
Debatable ground ,
on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place . --
Macaulay .
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2 .
Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation .
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3 .
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 . --
Vattel (
Trans .)
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4 .
Any act of retaliation . --
Waterland .
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{
Letters of marque and reprisal }.
See under {
Marque }.
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33 Moby Thesaurus words for "
reprisal ":
amends ,
avengement ,
avenging ,
blood feud ,
comeuppance ,
compensation ,
counterblow ,
desert ,
deserts ,
feud ,
getting even ,
indemnification ,
indemnity ,
just deserts ,
punishment ,
quittance ,
recompense ,
redress ,
repayment ,
requital ,
restitution ,
retaliation ,
retribution ,
revanche ,
revanchism ,
revenge ,
reward ,
sweet revenge ,
vendetta ,
vengeance ,
vindication ,
what is due ,
what is merited
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