RETORTIONS

Noun

retortions

plural of retortion

Source: Wiktionary

RETORTION

Re*tor"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rétorsion. See Retort, v. t.]

1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. [Written also retorsion.] It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion. Sir W. Hamilton.

2. (Law)

Definition: Retaliation. Wharton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition