Definitions for retaliation
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retaliation, revengenoun

   action taken in return for an injury or offense

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. retaliationnoun

   Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.

2. retaliationnoun

   An act of violent response

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retaliationnoun

   Requital; return of like for like.

   Etymology: from retaliate.

   They thought it no irreligion to prosecute the severest retaliation or revenge; so that at the same time their outward man might be a saint, and their inward man a devil. South.

   God, graciously becoming our debtor, takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obliges himself to full retaliation. Edmund Calamy, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retaliation

   Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Primitive justice or retributive justice is often differentiated from more formal and refined forms of justice such as distributive justice and divine judgment.

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1. retaliation

   Retaliation refers to the act of responding to harmful actions or injustice perceived to have been inflicted on oneself or others with a similar hurtful behavior or harmful action. It is often taken as a means of revenge or reprisal against the initial aggressor. Retaliation can be observed in various contexts, such as interpersonal relationships, workplaces, warfare, politics and business.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retaliationnoun

   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

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1. Retaliation

   Retaliation is the second album by American comedian Dane Cook. It was released on July 26, 2005 by Comedy Central Records. The CDs contain a concert done by Cook at The Comedy Connection in Boston, Massachusetts. The DVD contains Dane's appearances on Shorties Watchin' Shorties and Crank Yankers, Comedy Central's Denis Leary Roast and Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash. The Crank Yankers call Foreign Guy English Lessons is previously unreleased. The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, which was the most successful comedy album debut since Steve Martin's A Wild and Crazy Guy in 1978. It went gold six days after its initial release and platinum on November 30, 2005. As of April 16, 2008, the album has sold 1,264,748 copies in the US alone.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retaliation

   This should never be resorted to as a measure of mere revenge, but only as a means of protective retribution, and, moreover, cautiously and unavoidably; that is to say, retaliation is only to be resorted to after careful inquiry into the real occurrence and the character of the misdeeds that may demand retribution.

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1. retaliationverb

   The action of returning a military attack; counterattack. The action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge: In returning the oppositions attack after assault sincerely equal to the denoting particular point or segment on a scale of action in a certain condition of completion.

   The streets magnifys retaliation as law with numbers, just as mental elements role play the act of God.

   Etymology: Returning to the throne

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 8, 2024  

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1. retaliation

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How to pronounce retaliation?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say retaliation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of retaliation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of retaliation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of retaliation in a Sentence

1. The Michigan Republican:

   I've spent my entire career fighting for freedom in the Army and as a state legislator, yet Joe Biden wants to discard me because I oppose his coercive forced vaccination mandate, i believe individuals should be able to freely give their consent, without fear of retaliation or coercion before receiving the Covid vaccine.

2. Garland Police:

   This shooting appears to be in retaliation from a previous disturbance, and was believed to be a targeted attack on one or more of the persons inside the store.

3. Lindsey Boylan:

   I am thankful for the Attorney General, the investigators and all those who have pursued the truth despite intimidation and threats of retaliation, most importantly, I am in awe of the strength of the other women who risked everything to come forward. My hope always has been that this will make it safer for other women to report their own harassment and abuse. I will continue the fight to make that happen.

4. Risa Heller:

   WarnerMedia relying on this everyday practice as justification for dismissing Allison demonstrates how ignorant they are of journalistic practices, and further proves that her dismissal is nothing more than retaliation.

5. Visa Delays SIGAR:

   Twenty months after the withdrawal, many are in hiding in Afghanistan, trying to escape Taliban retaliation, others have already been arrested or killed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=retaliation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Retaliation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=retaliation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retaliation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retaliation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=retaliation
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html