reprisal
Example Sentences
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"When I saw the images, I was disgusted," she told AFP, declining to share her full name for fear of reprisal.
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Members of some militias have proved their ability to survive Hamas reprisals, forming several small communities in areas of Gaza under Israeli military control.
Through his access to databases, Ott, according to Austrian authorities, is alleged to have been able to leak information on individuals "at risk of reprisals," such as a former spy hiding abroad.
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La Fortaleza's residents refused to discuss the conflict out of fear of reprisal.
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But these days, boosters who spend even more lavishly than Shapiro routinely help athletic departments fund college-athlete compensation without fear of reprisal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
