Re*pris"al (r?-priz"al), n. [F.
repr&?;saille, It. ripresaglia, rappresaglia,
LL. reprensaliae, fr. L. reprehendere,
reprehensum. See Reprehend, Reprise.]
1. The act of taking from an enemy by way of
reteliation or indemnity.
Debatable ground, on which incursions and
reprisals continued to take place.
Macaulay.
2. Anything taken from an enemy in
retaliation.
3. The act of retorting on an enemy by
inflicting suffering or death on a prisoner taken from him, in
retaliation for an act of inhumanity. Vattel
(Trans.)
4. Any act of retaliation.
Waterland.
Letters of marque and reprisal. See under
Marque.
Re*pris"al (r?-priz"al), n. [F.
repr&?;saille, It. ripresaglia, rappresaglia,
LL. reprensaliae, fr. L. reprehendere,
reprehensum. See Reprehend, Reprise.]
1. The act of taking from an enemy by way of
reteliation or indemnity.
Debatable ground, on which incursions and
reprisals continued to take place.
Macaulay.
2. Anything taken from an enemy in
retaliation.
3. The act of retorting on an enemy by
inflicting suffering or death on a prisoner taken from him, in
retaliation for an act of inhumanity. Vattel
(Trans.)
4. Any act of retaliation.
Waterland.
Letters of marque and reprisal. See under
Marque.
