reprisal
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
injury inflicted in turn for one received; retaliation; revengePart of speech:
NounExample sentences with this word:
Informed sources in the Caribbean thought it likely that the political maneouvrings behind all this were by way of a reprisal for a report by Lord Avebury criticizing Forbes Burnham's ruling party for election-rigging.
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