- retortion
- re·tor·tion
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retortion
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Retortion — Re*tor tion, n. [Cf. F. r[ e]torsion. See {Retort}, v. t.] 1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. [Written also {retorsion}.] [1913 Webster] It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retortion — index counterattack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
retortion — [ri tôr′shən] n. [ML retortio < L retortus: see RETORT1] 1. a turning, bending, or twisting back or being turned, bent, or twisted back 2. RETORSION … English World dictionary
retortion — /ri tawr sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of turning or bending back. 2. retaliation. 3. Internat. Law. retorsion. [1585 95; < ML retortion (s. of retortio), equiv. to L retort(us) (see RETORT1) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
retortion — retorsija statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Teisėti valstybių atsakomieji veiksmai į nedraugiškus kitų valstybių veiksmus. Kiekviena retorsija yra arba gali būti traktuojama kaip nedraugiškas veiksmas, bet jis teisėtas tarptautinės teisės… … Politikos mokslų enciklopedinis žodynas
retortion — noun retorsion … Wiktionary
retortion — re·tor·tion || rɪ tÉ”rʃn / tÉ”Ëʃn n. act of bending backwards; act of vengeance, retaliation; act of turning an argument against the person who made it … English contemporary dictionary
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 … English new terms dictionary
retortion — /rəˈtɔʃən/ (say ruh tawshuhn) noun 1. the act of turning or bending back. 2. → retaliation. 3. International Law → retorsion. {Medieval Latin retortio, from Latin retortus, past participle, twisted back} …
retortion — n. turning or twisting back; retaliation … Dictionary of difficult words
