Definition of reprisal | Bee Dictionary of English

In the aftermath of the reprisal raid on the enemy airport by mercenaries, the region last week seemed closer to war than at any time before.
The story of the reprisal missions, on the other hand, has been befogged by mystery.
IN the aftermath of the reprisal raid on Beirut airport by Israeli commandos, the Middle East last week seemed closer to war than at any time since all-out hostilities formally .

Armed gang kills 48 in raid in Nigeria
An armed gang has raided a northern Nigerian village and killed 48 people in an apparent reprisal attack targeting a local vigilante group, a state official said Wednesday.
June 19, 2013 - Fox News
ONLY ON 3 UPDATE: WHA finally gets tree off home
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- One day after Vesta Village residents called WWAY about a tree limb that had fallen on a home blocking the doorway, they finally got some results. This morning contractors showed up at the home on Colwell Drive and removed the limb that had been on the home since June 8. The woman who lives there does not want to show her face for fear of reprisal from the Wilmington ...
June 19, 2013 - WWAY 3 Wilmington

President Bush in International Herald Tribune
There's a lot of sectarian violence taking place, fomented, in my opinion, because of the attacks by Al Qaeda, causing people to seek reprisal,Mr. Bush said, adding that he planned to work with Mr. Maliki "to defeat these elements."
Condoleezza Rice in USA Today
We've heard of people being threatened that if they did not vote for Mugabe, they'll be sought out for violence or for reprisal, and so there needs to be a really strong message from the international community about what has happened there,...
Kevin Rudd in CNN
It's unacceptable for anyone to commit an act of violence against any student of any ethnicity anywhere in Australia,Rudd said in the interview with the station 3AW. "But it's equally unacceptable for so-called 'reprisal attacks' and for...

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