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retaliation [rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃən] N no pl

1. retaliation (revenge):

retaliation

odwet m

in retaliation for sth

w odwecie za coś

2. retaliation POL:

retaliation

środki mpl odwetowe

Usage examples with retaliation

in retaliation for sth

w odwecie za coś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If the boy was a thief, this would explain but not excuse the man's behaviour as retaliation or revenge. en.wikipedia.org

The school district's website was brought down in retaliation for the program. en.wikipedia.org

The law prohibits retaliation against strikers, and the government effectively enforced the law. en.wikipedia.org

As a result, multimarket competitors may hesitate to attack in one market for fear of retaliation in other markets. en.wikipedia.org

In retaliation, the police were pelted with eggs, rotten fruit, banners, and shards of glass. en.wikipedia.org

When the burghers couldn't find the scholar, they hanged three of his friends in retaliation for his crime. en.wikipedia.org

In retaliation, he quenches all the festival bonfires and denounces the people as philistines. en.wikipedia.org

In retaliation, the company distributed its own strike ballots and claimed that it alone could speak for workers. en.wikipedia.org

He rejects and in retaliation she does something to get back at the professor. en.wikipedia.org

Massive retaliation became a cornerstone of national policy and an effective deterrent to perceived threats. en.wikipedia.org

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