Definitions
a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman reprisaille (French représaille), from Old Italian ripresaglia (Italian rappresaglia), from ripreso, past participle of riprendere (“to take back”), from Latin reprendere, earlier reprehendere (see reprehend).
Used in a sentence
“debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place”
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01“Retaliatory action”8 letters
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