An act or instance of seizing the subjects or property of a hostile nation in retaliation for loss or injury. Formerly also with †of. Now historical.
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释义 | the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] > by way of retaliation or recompense (3) reprisal1598 An act or instance of seizing the subjects or property of a hostile nation in retaliation for loss or injury. Formerly also with †of. Now historical. reprise1668 More generally: retaliation for a loss or injury; reprisal; an instance of this. rare and poetic after 18th cent. Subcategories:— instance of (1) |
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