Thesaurus: retaliation

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1. n. The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
2. n. action taken in return for an injury or offense
3. The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obloges himself to full retaliation. Calamy. Syn. -- Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.
4. The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like;retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., aneye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and bypromise obloges himself to full retaliation. Calamy.
5. n:100 n. action taken in return for an injury or offense