transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈprī-zəl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English reprisail, from Anglo-French reprisaile, from Medieval Latin represalia, from Old Italian rappresaglia, ultimately from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri- re- (from Latin re- ) + prendere to take, from Latin prehendere — more at get
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : the act or practice in international law of resorting to force short of war in retaliation for damage or loss suffered
b. : an instance of such action
2. obsolete : prize
3. : the regaining of something (as by recapture)
4. : something (as a sum of money) given or paid in restitution — usually used in plural
5. : a retaliatory act