English Dictionary

reprisal

/ɹɪˈpɹaɪzəl/

noun

An act of retaliation. / (archaic) Something taken from an enemy in retaliation. / (archaic) The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.

The country vowed to take reprisal against its neighboring nation for the attack.

意味（1）

An act of retaliation.

意味（2）

(archaic) Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.

意味（3）

(archaic) The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.

debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place