'Reprisal' definitions:
Definition of 'reprisal'
(from WordNet)
noun
A retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
Definition of 'Reprisal'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation. [1913 Webster]
- 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.) [1913 Webster]
- 4. Any act of retaliation. --Waterland. [1913 Webster]
- Letters of marque and reprisal. See under Marque. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reprisal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amends,
- avengement,
- avenging,
- blood feud,
- comeuppance,
- compensation,
- counterblow,
- desert,
- deserts,
- feud,
- getting even,
- indemnification,
- indemnity,
- just deserts,
- punishment,
- quittance,
- recompense,
- redress,
- repayment,
- requital,
- restitution,
- retaliation,
- retribution,
- revanche,
- revanchism,
- revenge,
- reward,
- sweet revenge,
- vendetta,
- vengeance,
- vindication,
- what is due,
- what is merited