Definition of Reprisal
Reprisal
Re·pri·sal
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
An act of retaliation or revenge, often in response to an attack or injury.
e.g. The country threatened reprisal against its enemy for the surprise bombing.
(noun)
to take goods as an act of retaliation;
e.g. The reprisal of the wrongfully stolen Kohinoor diamond is yet to happen.
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