Found 2 items, similar to Retaliation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: retaliation retaliation n : action taken in return for an injury or offense [syn: revenge]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Retaliation Retaliation \Re*tal`i*a"tion\, n. The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. [1913 Webster] God . . . takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obloges himself to full retaliation. --Calamy. [1913 Webster] Syn: Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment. [1913 Webster]