retaliation

Noun
Synonyms: revenge

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. action taken in return for an injury or offenseSynonyms: revenge
Advertisement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Retaliation \Re*tal`i*a"tion\, n. The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. [1913 Webster]

God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obloges himself to full retaliation. --Calamy. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment. [1913 Webster]

The Devil's Dictionary

RETALIATION, n. The natural rock upon which is reared the Temple of Law.
Advertisement