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   Re·pris·al

   /rəˈprīz(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. an act of retaliation: "three youths died in the reprisals that followed"
   • ▪ the forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French reprisaille, from medieval Latin reprisalia (neuter plural), based on Latin repraehens- ‘seized’, from the verb repraehendere (see reprehend). The current sense dates from the early 18th century.

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   • It was by way of reprisal that the Germans destroyed the chateau of the district, which belonged to me. On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to reprisal, such as: retaliation, retribution, vengeance, counterblow, requital, and avengement.

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   What is a general reprisal?

   • The term "General Reprisals" is by Great Britain nowadays used for the authorisation of the British fleet to seize in time of war all enemy ships and goods.

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   What is an object of reprisal?

   • Objects of Reprisals. § 37. An act of reprisal may be performed against [Pg 43] anything and everything that belongs or is due to the delinquent State or its citizens.

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