retaliatory

Persuading China to block the north is a lot easier than the U.S. launching a retaliatory cyberstrike against the Sony attackers.

In order to satisfy the husband of the initial victim, the village chief decided that he would carry out the retaliatory rape.

On the other, it has refused to endorse a Western-led retaliatory strike.

Timely intelligence was proving key in combating the gang problem, where many of the shootings are retaliatory.

The results could well include retaliatory tariffs that cost thousands of jobs.

The Girondists knew to whom they were indebted for many of the most skillful parries and retaliatory blows.

To this it may be answered that punishment for crime is not intended to be retaliatory, but admonitory and deterrent.

The indignation over the action of the Indians was so great that retaliatory measures were determined upon.

Time and again complaints have been voiced, retaliatory measures threatened, and more than once serious friction has ensued.

Thus, from the retaliatory measures of these two rival powers, the commerce of the United States was seriously injured.