Reprisal

Definition:

• (n.) The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity.
• (n.) Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) Any act of retaliation.

Compare reprisal with other words:

avenge vs. reprisal

repercussion vs. reprisal

reprisal vs. retortion

content vs. reprisal

reprisal vs. retribution

repression vs. reprisal

reprisal vs. retaliate

reprisal vs. retorsion

reprisal vs. reprise

reprisal vs. requital

reprisal vs. ultimatum

reprisal vs. vengeance

reprisal vs. retaliation