Retaliation (3,3,3)
'retaliation' is the definition.
(I know that reprisal is a type of retaliation)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for reprisal that I've seen before include "Retaliatory action against an enemy" , "Tit for tat" , "comeback" , "compensation" , "Act of revenge" .)
'retaliation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tit for tat that I've seen before include "Counterattack" , "Retaliation for an injury - almost equal" , "Appropriate retaliation" , "In annoyance, return" , "... pork-pie maybe" .)
'retaliation' is the definition.
(I know that vengeance is a type of retaliation)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for vengeance that I've seen before include "Retributory punishment" , "Retribution" .)
'retaliation' is the definition.
(I know that retaliation can be written as revenge)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for revenge that I've seen before include "Malicious retaliation" , "Satisfaction taken for injury" , "Retribution" , "An eye for an eye" , "Ship remembered in verse" .)