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Definition of Reprisal

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. Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place. --Macaulay. 2. Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation. 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.) 4. Any act of retaliation. --Waterland. Letters of marque and reprisal. See under Marque.

Meaning of Reprisal from wikipedia

- A reprisal is a limited and deliberate violation of international law to punish another sovereign state that has already broken them. Since the 1977 Additional...
- Reprisal is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Brian A. Miller and written by Bryce Hammons. The film stars Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Johnathon...
- A letter of marque and reprisal (French: lettre de marque; lettre de course) was a government license in the Age of Sail that authorized a private person...
- Reprisal! is a 1956 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Guy Madison, Felicia Farr and Kathryn Grant. The film's sets were designed...
- The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England is a 1757 comedy play by the British writer Tobias Smollett. An afterpiece, it was first performed at the Theatre...
- may also refer to: The Reprisal, a 1757 play by Tobias Smollett Reprisal!, a 1956 American film directed by George Sherman Reprisal (novel), a 1991 novel...
- United States Navy have borne the name USS Reprisal, promising hostile action in response to an offense. USS Reprisal (1776) was a brig purchased by the American...
- Act of Reprisal is an American drama film directed by Erricos Andreou and Robert Tronson and starring Ina Balin, Jeremy Brett and Giannis Voglis. The film...
- Final Reprisal is a 1988 action film directed by Teddy Page and starring Gary Daniels (in his first starring role) and James Gaines. It was shot in the...
- USS Reprisal, 18, was the first ship of what was to become the United States Navy to be given the name promising hostile action in response to an offense...