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payment, requital
an act of requiting; returning in kind
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retaliation, revenge
action taken in return for an injury or offense
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reciprocation
the act of making or doing something in return
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tit for tat
an equivalent given in return
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payback, retribution, vengeance
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
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reprisal
a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
