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retaliatory

ree tal yuh taw ree

  • s  of or relating to or having the nature of retribution

  • Such rhetoric is fairly typical of Weinstein, who claims that he has faced a retaliatory campaign of harrassment and threats, some of violence.
  • After a local community board voted against the plan, Carrion removed some of the board members an act his critics called retaliatory.
  • In July 1982, after a Christian Lebanese militia kidnapped the Iranian charge d'affaires in Beirut, the IRGC set in motion a campaign of retaliatory kidnappings, hijackings and .
News & Articles

  • KUTV: W. Jordan police investigated for alleged retaliatory arrest
    KUTV: W. Jordan police investigated for alleged retaliatory arrest The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 12, 2013 10:06AM MDT An ex-West Jordan police officer claims his arrest by his former employer, on drug and misuse of public money charges that have since thrown out, was a case of retaliation over an earlier harassment complaint he filed. KUTV 2 News reports that complaint came in December ...
    June 12, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
  • Puig hit; Dodgers, D-backs retaliate, brawl
    Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig was hit by a pitch from Arizona's Ian Kennedy in the sixth inning Tuesday night, and a fight between the teams erupted after retaliatory throws from both sides.
    June 12, 2013 - ESPN
  • Chicago Homicides Fall by 34 Percent So Far This Year
    The police say they are tamping down retaliatory shootings between gangs by using a comprehensive analysis of the city’s tens of thousands of suspected gang members.
    June 11, 2013 - New York Times

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