Reprisal

Noun

 * 1) act of retaliation

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:revenge

Adjectives for Reprisal
prompt; legitimate; indiscriminate; fearful; legal; swift; deadly; unerring.

Verbs for Reprisal
anticipate—; breast—; check—; deserve—; draw—; elicit—; face—; fear—; grapple with—; offer—; provoke—; return—; stifle —; suppress—; visit—upon; —caps; — climaxes; —confronts; —dismays; —exchanges; —strikes; —subdues.

Thesaurus
amends, avengement, avenging, blood feud, comeuppance, compensation, counterblow, desert, deserts, feud, getting even, indemnification, indemnity, just deserts, punishment, quittance, recompense, redress, repayment, requital, restitution, retaliation, retribution, revanche, revanchism, revenge, reward, sweet revenge, vendetta, vengeance, vindication, what is due, what is merited

Translations

 * Finnish: ,


 * Scottish Gaelic: dìoghaltas, aicheamhail