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reprisal

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reprisal/rɪˈprʌɪzl/

▶noun

1 an act of retaliation.

2 historical the forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation.

– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. reprisaille, from med. L. reprisalia (neut. pl.), based on L. repraehens-, repraehendere (see reprehend).

'reprisal' also found in these Oxford entries:

letter of marque - self-censorship - V-1

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