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retorsion
or re·tor·tion
[ ri-tawr-shuhn ]
noun
, International Law.
- retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.
retorsion
/ rɪˈtɔːʃən /
noun
- rare.retaliatory action taken by a state whose citizens have been mistreated by a foreign power by treating the subjects of that power similarly; reprisal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retorsion1
1650–60; < Medieval Latin retorsiōn- (stem of retorsiō, variant of retortiō ); retortion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retorsion1
C17: from French; see retort 1
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Example Sentences
Although such acts may be met by retorsion, they are not illegal and therefore not delinquent acts.
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It can, secondly, exercise retorsion and reprisals for the purpose of making the other State comply with its demands.
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Retorsion, reprisals, pacific blockade, and war will be treated in the second volume of this work.
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For the application of retorsion is confined to political, and that of reprisals to legal differences.
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The question when retorsion is and when it is not justified is not one of law, and is difficult to answer.
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