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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pris•al /rɪˈpraɪzəl/USA pronunciation n. - an act against one's enemy of causing equal or greater injuries as a reaction or answer to the injuries done to oneself: [countable]actions met by reprisals.[uncountable]actions taken in reprisal.
See -pris-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pris•al (ri prī′zəl),USA pronunciation n. - (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
- an act or instance of retaliation.
- the action or practice of using force, short of war, against another nation, to secure redress of a grievance.
- the forcible seizure of property or subjects in retaliation.
- Old French reprisaille. See reprise, -al2
- late Middle English reprisail 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged redress. See revenge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reprisal /rɪˈpraɪzəl/ n - (often plural) retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime, such as the execution of prisoners of war, destruction of property, etc
- the act or an instance of retaliation in any form
- (formerly) the forcible seizure of the property or subjects of one nation by another
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French reprisaille, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from riprendere to recapture, from Latin reprehendere to hold fast; see reprehend |