retaliatory in the PONS Dictionary

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retaliatory measures
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The elders decided that the dispute and crime of men be settled by giving their girls as a retaliatory punishment.
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Furthermore, it is asserted that the chances for retaliatory crimes are greater when a hate crime has been committed.
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Such force must be used only until it was evident that the immediate aim is being achieved, and must in no way be retaliatory.
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A retaliatory party "was organized among all" (the) "settlers and their employees, and they set out on their mission of revenge".
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In most cases, government forces initiated the violence by opening fire on unarmed protestors, often spawning retaliatory attacks.
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It was a cavalry fort at its foundation, for retaliatory raids into barbarian areas north of the wall, then given over to infantry later.
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Under this principle, only the initiation of force is prohibited; defensive, restitutive, or retaliatory force is not.
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However, international capital market may still take a number of retaliatory actions to penalize defaulting debtors.
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The employee may not have the opportunity to engage in retaliatory behavior towards the specific supervisor, or may fear doing so.
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In practice, in addition to peace in two families, extreme forms of escalating, retaliatory domestic violence have been observed.
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