REPRISAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does reprisal mean? • REPRISAL (noun)
The noun REPRISAL has 1 sense:
1. a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
Familiarity information: REPRISAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPRISAL (noun)
Meaning:
A retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reprisal" is a kind of...):
retaliation; revenge (action taken in return for an injury or offense)
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