Definition of Retaliation

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Definition of Retaliation
	Retaliation The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Related Definitions: Act, An, Eye, Evil, For, Like, Now, Of, Or, Retaliating, Retribution, Return, Returning, Specifically, The, Tooth

Retaliation Quotations

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.
Albert Camus

Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.
Roberto Assagioli

I'm a judge. It seemed to me that it was critical to try to take action to stem the criticism and help people understand that in the constitutional framework, it's terribly important not to have a system of retaliation against decisions people don't like.
Sandra Day O'Connor

But to cut off relations with an aggressor may often invite retaliation by armed action, and this would, in its turn, make necessary some form of collective self-defence by the loyal members of the League.
Arthur Henderson

Unless we repeal the illegal Byrd amendment, American exports will be vulnerable to retaliation, and the U.S. will continue to face a difficult task convincing other countries to make their laws comply with international rules.
Jim Ramstad

Obviously this is the world descending into worse and worse standards of targeting civilians both in state violence in Iraq, Gaza and so on and the terrorist retaliation.
Clare Short

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all.
John Bruton

Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States.
William Blum

The will to survive is not as important as the will to prevail... the answer to criminal aggression is retaliation.
Jeff Cooper

Retaliation Translations

retaliation in French is revanche
retaliation in Italian is rappresaglia
retaliation in Spanish is talion

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