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1. (noun) reprisal
a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

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1. (noun) reprisal
the act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity

2. (noun) reprisal
anything taken from an enemy in retaliation

3. (noun) reprisal
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

4. (noun) reprisal
any act of retaliation

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