- 1. v. t. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. Retaliation. Source: opted
- 3. 1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. [Written also retorsion.] It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion. Sir W. Hamilton. 2. (Law) Retaliation. Wharton. Source: webster
- 4. Retaliation. Wharton. Source: adambom
- 5. v. t. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. v. t. Retaliation. Source: ecdict
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