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English → English (gcide) Definition: retorsion Retortion \Re*tor"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]torsion. See Retort, v. t.] 1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. [Written also retorsion.] [1913 Webster] It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Retaliation. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]