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represalie

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a reprisal · retaliation

EtymologyOpphav

fra middelalderlatin, opprinnelig ‘det å ta tilbake urettmessig ervervet gods’ from Medieval Latin, originally ‘the act of taking back wrongfully acquired goods’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

straffetiltak for å hevne noe;
hevnrevenge · vengeance, gjengjelda return, something given in return · requital
punitive measure taken to avenge something;
revengehevn, requitalgjengjeld
  • føre til represalier to lead to reprisals
  • ty til represalier to resort to reprisals
  • bli utsatt for represalier to be subjected to reprisals