retaliatory


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re·tal·i·ate

(rĭ-tăl′ē-āt′)
v. re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates
v.intr.
To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.
v.tr.
To pay back (an injury) in kind.
[Late Latin retāliāre, retāliāt- : Latin re-, re- + Latin tāliō, punishment in kind; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
re·tal′i·a′tion n.
re·tal′i·a′tive, re·tal′i·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
re·tal′i·a′tor n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. retaliatory - of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
punitive, punitory - inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages"
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Translations

retaliatory

[rɪˈtælɪətərɪ] ADJ → de represalia
retaliatory raid → ataque m de represalia
to take retaliatory measures → tomar represalias
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

retaliatory

[rɪˈtæliətəri] adj [steps, measures, action, attack] → de représailles
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

retaliatory

adj retaliatory measures → Vergeltungsmaßnahmen pl; a retaliatory assassination → ein Vergeltungsmord m; to take retaliatory action → zurückschlagen ; (Mil) → einen Vergeltungsschlag durchführen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

retaliatory

[rɪˈtælɪət/ərɪ] adj → di rappresaglia, di ritorsione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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She determined to "shroud her feelings in deepest oblivion," and it may be stated here and now that she did it, so successfully that Gilbert, who possibly was not quite so indifferent as he seemed, could not console himself with any belief that Anne felt his retaliatory scorn.
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Our retaliatory measures are slight in the extreme.
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"As we have at present no one affiliated inside the fortress so as to make it possible to furnish him with a packet of poison, we have considered already some sort of retaliatory action--to follow very soon.
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Girls were easier to train; they did not waste time in retaliatory conversation; they were more careful; and they were much more likely to give "the soft answer that turneth away wrath."
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The government said Friday it is reviewing its plan to remove Japan from its own "whitelist" of countries given preferential trading benefits as a retaliatory measure following the Tokyo's decision to delist Korea from its whitelist.
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The fact that President Trump canceled a planned retaliatory military attack on Iran for shooting down a US drone got huge attention worldwide, but very little attention was given the fact that he approved a retaliatory cyber attack at the same time.
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