English-Swedish translations for reprisal

• repressalie
  Vi vet alla vad dessa repressalier beror på.We all know what these reprisals are about.
  Jag delar er allmänna oro över avskedanden som genomförs som repressalier mot fackföreningsmedlemmar.I share your general concern about dismissals carried out as reprisals against trade unionists.
  Människor som driver en annan politisk linje än den regeringen står för utsätts för repressalier.People who follow a political line different to that of the government are subject to reprisals.

Definition of reprisal

• An act of retaliation
• The act of taking something from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnity

Related words

• reprise
• repristinate
• repristination
• act of reprisal