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What (who) is Retortion - definition
Retortion
ACT PERPETRATED BY ONE NATION UPON ANOTHER IN RETALIATION OR REPRISAL FOR A SIMILAR ACT PERPETRATED BY THE OTHER NATION
Retortion
·vt Retaliation.
II. Retortion ·vt Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back.
retortion
ACT PERPETRATED BY ONE NATION UPON ANOTHER IN RETALIATION OR REPRISAL FOR A SIMILAR ACT PERPETRATED BY THE OTHER NATION
Retortion
¦ noun (in international law) retaliation by a state on another's subjects.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'bending or turning backwards'): from retort1, perh. on the pattern of contortion.
Retorsion
ACT PERPETRATED BY ONE NATION UPON ANOTHER IN RETALIATION OR REPRISAL FOR A SIMILAR ACT PERPETRATED BY THE OTHER NATION
Retortion
Retorsion (from , from , influenced by Late Latin, 1585–95, torsi, a twisting, wringing it),The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. a term used in international law, is an act perpetrated by one nation upon another in retaliation for a similar act perpetrated by the other nation.
