re ‧ pri ‧ sal /rɪˈpraɪz ə l/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: reprisaille , from Old Italian , from riprendere 'to take back' ]
something violent or harmful which you do to punish someone for something bad they have done to you ⇨ revenge , retaliation :
They didn’t tell the police for fear of reprisal.
reprisal against
There were reprisals against unarmed civilians.
in reprisal (for something)
Alfred was shot in reprisal for the killing of a rival gang member.