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REPRISAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reprisal" is a kind of...):
retaliation; revenge (action taken in return for an injury or offense)
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