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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
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