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retortion

[ ri-tawr-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of turning or bending back.
  2. International Law. retorsion.


retortion

/ 谤瑟藞迟蓴藧蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. the act of retorting
  2. a variant spelling of retorsion
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 retortion1

1585鈥95; < Medieval Latin 谤别迟辞谤迟颈艒苍- (stem of 谤别迟辞谤迟颈艒 ), equivalent to Latin retort ( us ) ( retort 1 ) + -颈艒苍- -ion
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With what face can I pray, 鈥淟ord, forgive me my sins,鈥 when I may meet with such a retortion, thou canst not forgive thy brethren's sins, infinitely less both in number and degree?

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There were, besides, the wish to be prepared for war by the home production of war material, and also the spirit of commercial retortion, paying back in her own coin England's burdensome tax upon our exports to her shores.

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As to his Familiarity with Sir Thomas More, there are several Stories related, and especially one concerning the Disputes that had been between them about Transubstantiation, or the real Presence of Christ in the consecrated Wafer, of which Sir Thomas was a strenuous Maintainer, and Erasmus an Opponent; of which, when Erasmus saw he was too strongly byassed to be convinced by Arguments, he at last made use of the following facetious Retortion on him.

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This act of New Jersey is called an act of retortion against the illegal and oppressive legislation of New York; and seems to be defended on those grounds of public law which justify reprisals between independent States.

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