Examples of 'reprisal' in a sentence
Meaning of "reprisal"
reprisal: An act of retaliation or revenge against someone for a harmful action they have done
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- An act of retaliation.
- Something taken from an enemy in retaliation.
- The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity.
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She said reprisal only breeds reprisal.
This is a major gap in protection against reprisal.
You fear reprisal from both sides.
Ensuring protection from acts of reprisal or intimidation.
Such a reprisal act was against international law.
Israel launched numerous reprisal raids in response.
In reprisal and only for this reason.
But the expected reprisal never came.
The reprisal and repression that followed were.
Two others were immediately shot dead as a reprisal.
Possibly this was a reprisal by his political opponents.
It automatically entitled them to that type of reprisal.
People were shot in reprisal and it made no difference.
Willingly shares information without fear of reprisal.
Fear of reprisal and mistrust of the justice system.
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It could play a role in monitoring allegations of reprisal.
Place reprisal case file in abeyance.
Return our personnel or face immediate reprisal.
They fear no reprisal from the international community.
Motive for the assault was fear of reprisal.
That sudden reprisal of his illness.
Five houses and a creamery were burned in reprisal.
The reprisal by the local council followed immediately.
That would make me risk his reprisal.
Fear of reprisal by perpetrator or others in power.
Hiding their identities for fear of reprisal.
Fear of reprisal from their attacker.
The police assumed it was a reprisal killing.
Reprisal may include any administrative or disciplinary measures.
Any tampering will result in instant reprisal.
O reprisal resulting from good faith disclosures of wrongdoing.
Either they are plotting some sort of reprisal.
The right of reprisal is also a law adopted by nations.
To refrain from any act of reprisal by force.
Reprisal is not a retaliatory act or a simple act of vengeance.
Local people killed six pastoralists in reprisal.
Imprisonment of journalists in reprisal for their independent reporting.
There has been only one vigilante reprisal.
A legally executed reprisal is not an atrocity.
Exercise rights without being subjected to discrimination or reprisal.
You committed the worst reprisal against her.
Some individuals declined to participate for fear of reprisal.
The very notion of violent reprisal benumbs them.
One of the fundamental principles is protection from reprisal.
Forty percent of survivors fear reprisal by their attacker.
The victim did not report it because he feared reprisal.
Commissioner dismisses the reprisal complaint if there are no outstanding issues.
One in five said they fear reprisal.
Reprisal against family members.
Let you torrent files without reprisal.
