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• n  action taken in return for an injury or offense

• The plots were uniform: Lee makes a vow not to fight; people close to Lee are exploited and killed; Lee kills lots of people in retaliation; Lee turns himself in for punishment.
• Retaliation may result in counterretaliation, and in a few more minutes all the world's missiles may fly.
• Whispers about retaliation against the Arabs have been heard since the beginning of the oil boycott, and last week Secretary of State Henry Kissinger voiced them out loud.

• revenge

News & Articles

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• County Responds to DA Retaliation Claim
  Santa Clara County responds to a claim of retaliation against a District Attorney's Office employee who was demoted and relocated after speaking out against DA Rosen's free time off policy.
  June 12, 2013 - NBC Bay Area
• Dodgers, Diamondbacks Brawl in Los Angeles, With Mark McGwire, Yasiel Puig Among Those Ejected (Video)
  Don’t mess with a $147 million pitcher. There will be retaliation. Three other batters had been hit Tuesday night when Diamondbacks starting pitcher Ian Kennedy hit his Dodgers counterpart, Zack Greinke. Kennedy threw one up and in that plunked Greinke high on the shoulder, and, well, that was all it took. Arizona’s Cody Ross was the […]
  June 12, 2013 - New England Sports Network
• Arizona's Kennedy ejected for throwing at batter
  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Arizona starting pitcher Ian Kennedy has hit Los Angeles starter Zack Greinke with a pitch in the seventh inning, a retaliation throw that caused a prolonged bench-clearing brawl that resulted in the ejection of five players and coaches.
  June 12, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Hillary Rodham Clinton in Ynetnews
  On her part, Senator Clinton said: "Of course I would make it clear to the Iranians that an attack on Israel would incur massive retaliation from the United States."
• Anucha Browne Sanders in USA Today
  I am extremely pleased that we have reached a settlement,Browne Sanders said in a statement. "The jury's verdict in this case sent a powerful and enduring message that harassment and retaliation at Madison Square Garden will not be...
• Henry Paulson in ForexTV.com
  Both countries need to respond based on science and "not protectionism or retaliation," Paulson said. "The effectiveness with which China manages these safety issues will have long-term implications for US-China trade relations, the...