retaliation

Noun
  1. Action taken in return for an injury or offense (synset 101237823)
    is a type of: getting even, paying back, return - a reciprocal group action
    subtypes:
    • payback, retribution, vengeance - the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
    • reprisal - a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
    same as: revenge

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