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Retaliation

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Retaliation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/retaliation.html. 1828.