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What does reprisal mean?

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Noun
  1. An act of retaliation.
  2. (archaic) Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.
  3. (archaic) The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.
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Sometimes overzealousness, greed, avarice, or fear of reprisal can affect human judgment.
In reprisal, more than a thousand Muslims were killed, while the police stood by.
Looting the tawdry possessions of the African villagers was both a reprisal and a reward.
You see that I have no need to hide my name out of shame or some revolting paltry yellow-bellied fear of reprisal from my employers.
In reprisal, French forces had destroyed the country's civilian and military fleets and had left dozens dead and thousands wounded.
The Tribunal may also consider ordering disciplinary action against those who have engaged in reprisal.

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