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retorsion
 
SYLLABICATION:re·tor·sion
PRONUNCIATION:  r-tôrshn
VARIANT FORMS: or re·tor·tion
NOUN: An act perpetrated by one nation upon another in retaliation or reprisal for a similar act perpetrated by the other nation.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably French rétorsion, from Latin retortus (influenced by Late Latin torsi, a twisting, wringing), past participle of retorqure, to cast back. See retort1.
 
 
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