亚洲网紅露点

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retorsion

or 谤别路迟辞谤路迟颈辞苍

[ ri-tawr-shuhn ]

noun

International Law.
  1. retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.


retorsion

/ 谤瑟藞迟蓴藧蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. rare.
    retaliatory action taken by a state whose citizens have been mistreated by a foreign power by treating the subjects of that power similarly; reprisal
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of retorsion1

1650鈥60; < Medieval Latin 谤别迟辞谤蝉颈艒苍- (stem of 谤别迟辞谤蝉颈艒, variant of 谤别迟辞谤迟颈艒 ); retortion
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of retorsion1

C17: from French; see retort 1
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Example Sentences

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Instead, the United States can respond with measures such as 鈥渁 diplomatic protest, an economic embargo, or other acts of retorsion鈥 the manual says.

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Four Justices dissented on the ground that "the application of the doctrine of res judicata does not rest in discretion; and it is for the Government, and not for its courts, to adopt the principle of retorsion, if deemed under any circumstances desirable or necessary."

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