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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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   Where does the word reprisail come from?

   • Middle English reprisail, from Anglo-French reprisaile, from Medieval Latin represalia, from Old Italian rappresaglia, ultimately from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri- re- (from Latin re-) + prendere to take, from Latin prehendere — more at get 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a “Reprisal.”

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   • Synonyms for reprisals. compensation, damages, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, recoupment, redress,

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   • The term reprisal refers to an act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity. For example, "Thus in 1895, Great Britain ordered a fleet to land and occupy the custom-house and other Government buildings as an act of reprisal ." The passage also mentions that "Incursions and reprisals continued to take place." (The opposite of reprisal is not mentioned in the passage, and the passage does not provide information about the plural form of reprisal.)

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   Why do some people fear reprisal?

   • Enemy officers suffered harsh reprisals. The allies threatened economic reprisals against the invading country. The hostages were taken in reprisal for the bombing. Recent Examples on the Web Use of force accountability is influenced by degrees of sensitivity to public sentiment and fear of reprisal, experts said.

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