Definition of retortion
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: an act of retorting : a turning, twisting, bending, or throwing back : reflection
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retorsion
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: retaliation
—used chiefly of acts by which an aggrieved state treats the subjects of another state giving provocation in a manner similar to that in which the subjects of the state using retortion are treated by the state giving provocation
