counterreprisal

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noun

A reprisal in response to a prior reprisal.

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Meanings

nouncounterreprisal (plural counterreprisals)

plural counterreprisals

  1. A reprisal in response to a prior reprisal.

Origin

From counter- + reprisal.

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Cite this entry
APA

counterreprisal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterreprisal

MLA

“counterreprisal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterreprisal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterreprisal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterreprisal.

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