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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Reprisals (0.01061 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to Reprisals.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: reprisal balasan, pembalasan, tindakan balasan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: reprisal reprisal n : a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
English → English (gcide) Definition: Reprisal 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]

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