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retorsion definition

re·tor·sion (ri tôr′s̸hən)

noun

Law a retaliation; reprisal; esp., in international law, mistreatment by one country of the citizens or subjects of another in retaliation for similar mistreatment received

Etymology: var. of retortion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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