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coun·ter·re·tal·i·a·tion | \ ˌkau̇n-tər-ri-ˌta-lē-ˈā-shən 
, -ˌrē- \
, -ˌrē- \variants:
or counter-retaliation
plural counterretaliations or counter-retaliations
Definition of counterretaliation
: an act of retaliating against a previous retaliatory act
… provoke retaliatory strikes that are promptly followed by counterretaliation.— Robert Lekachman
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The first known use of counterretaliation was in 1813
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