reprisal
Example Sentences
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Reviving prize law could be complemented by Congress’s issuing letters of marque and reprisal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Many Sikh community members “choose to remain silent because of a fear of reprisal to them, their body, their business, and to their loved ones in the United States or India,” said Naindeep Singh.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
After having lived through decades of war in their own country, and having escaped the possibility of reprisal and persecution there, the Afghan evacuees are now caught in another nightmare.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
His pending asylum hearing had been delayed, but according to this immigrant, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, the agents arrested him anyway for being “late” to court.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
I will repeat only one admonishment from a native of Maine, and I will not put a name to that person for fear of reprisal.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing reprisal
The Constitution of the United States
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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Vocabulary from The Articles of Confederation
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