̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin retaliat us (past participle of retaliare to retaliate) + English -ion
: an act of retaliating : requital ; especially : return of evil for evil
sanguinary retaliation on the part of a rejected office seeker — W.A.Swanberg
retaliation by revenge or blood feud on a collective scale — Notes & Queries on Anthropology
retaliation against aggression at places of our own choosing — Arthur Krock