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Verb
/riˈtalēˌāt/,
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retaliates, 3rd person singular present; retaliated, past tense; retaliated, past participle; retaliating, present participle;
  1. Make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack
    • - the blow stung and she retaliated immediately
  2. Repay (an injury or insult) in kind
    • - they used their abilities to retaliate the injury
  1. revenge: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
  2. make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
  3. (retaliation) action taken in return for an injury or offense
  4. (retaliatory) of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
  5. Revenge (also known as vengeance) is a harmful action against a person or group as a response to a real or perceived grievance. Although many aspects of revenge resemble the concept of justice, revenge connotes a more injurious and punitive focus as opposed to a harmonious and restorative one. ...
  6. Retaliate is the debut album of Maryland death metal band Misery Index.
  7. (Retaliation (Keak da Sneak album)) Retaliation is the fourth album by rapper, Keak da Sneak. It was released on January 15, 2002 for Black Market Records and was produced by Sean T, Keak da Sneak and One Drop Scott. It sold 2,500 copies on its first week on shelves.
  8. (Retaliation (song)) "Retaliation" is a single by Hip Hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, the third released from their second album Violent by Design, following "Heavenly Divine" and "Genghis Khan". Released in 2001, the single was the group's last release on self-run Superegular Recordings . ...
  9. (Retaliation (thrash metal album)) Retaliation is the second and final album by the Brooklyn crossover thrash band Carnivore. It was released in 1987 by Roadrunner Records, and later released on CD in 1991 without tracks 4 and 9.
  10. To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
  11. (retaliation) Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; An act of violent response
  12. (retaliatory) Relating to or part of a retaliation
  13. (Retaliating) However, Axelrod contended, the successful strategy must not be a blind optimist. It must always retaliate. An example of a non-retaliating strategy is Always Cooperate. This is a very bad choice, as "nasty" strategies will ruthlessly exploit such softies.
  14. (Retaliation) Action taken by a country to restrain its imports from a country that has increased a tariff or imposed other measures that adversely affect its exports in a manner inconsistent with GATT.
  15. (Retaliation) The suspension of concessions under a trade agreement, or the imposition of other barriers to trade, by a government in response to the violation of a trade agreement or the imposition of other unfair trade barriers by another government. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. ...
  16. (Retaliation) means an adverse action (e.g. affecting employment or institutional status) taken against a complainant, witness, or committee member (inquiry or investigation) by an institution or an institutional member in response to a good faith allegation of research misconduct or cooperation ...
  17. (Retaliation) It is against the law to fire or discriminate against an employee for filing a complaint or for participating in a legal proceeding for violation of overtime pay or wage and hour requirements. ...
  18. Retaliation is when an employer takes punitive actions against individuals who exercise their legal rights. Employers are prohibited by equal opportunity laws from retaliating against individuals who file discrimination complaints or participate in an investigation.
  19. (RETALIATION) Any adverse employment or educational activity or conduct which is directed at a complainant or witness as a reprisal for opposing any activity or conduct which is a violation of the College's Equal Employment and Education Policies, and/or federal and state Equal Employment and ...
  20. (Retaliation) A prohibited employment action (e.g., termination or discipline) taken against a person as a result of a his or her participation in a legally protected activity such as filing a charge of discrimination or lawsuit, joining a collective action, class action or giving testimony in a ...
  21. (Retaliation) Any adverse action taken against an employee who has raised civil rights concerns, participated in a civil rights investigation, or reported suspected misconduct when business related reasons do not exist for the action or the action is outside of regular practice. ...
  22. (Retaliation) Punitive action taken to limit imports from a trading partner that has violated or reneged on a trade agreement. The GATT Council may authorize retaliation if the dispute settlement process has been exhausted without success. ...
  23. (Retaliation) Tagmul in Hebrew. Often used as a pretext.
  24. (Retaliation) This is when a landlord tries to punish a tenant because the tenant complained about something. In Vermont a landlord may not retaliate against a tenant by changing the rental terms or trying to evict after a tenant complained of a housing problem.
  25. (Retaliation) To fight back, revenge