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retorsion
or 谤别路迟辞谤路迟颈辞苍
[ ri-tawr-shuhn ]
noun
International Law.
- 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
- 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
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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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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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