[ほうふくそち,
houfukusochi] (n) reprisals; retaliatory measures [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Reprisal \Re*pris"al\ (r?-priz"al), n. [F. repr?saille, It.
ripresaglia, rappresaglia, LL. reprensaliae, fr. L.
reprehendere, reprehensum. See {Reprehend}, {Reprise}.]
1. The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or
indemnity.
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Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals
continued to take place. --Macaulay.
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2. Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation.
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3. The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting suffering
or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation for
an act of inhumanity. --Vattel (Trans.)
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4. Any act of retaliation. --Waterland.
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{Letters of marque and reprisal}. See under {Marque}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reprisal
n 1: a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
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