0 (an example of) activity against another person, especially as a punishment by military forces or a political group:
1 an act of damage or injury against an enemy in reaction to an act of damage or injury done to you:
In most states, payers in both federal and private sectors can deny payment for required emergency screening and treatment without fear of reprisal.
With rampant unemployment and a surplus of labor, many workers desisted from joining unions out of fear of such reprisals.
Even by the most permissive coding, only ten first-wave respondents refused to be re-interviewed due to fear of political or criminal reprisals.
The workers stayed in the vicinity of their factories which may have afforded them some protection against police reprisals.
Seemingly paralysed and unprepared, the regency bowed to the inevitable dismissal, and were spared any reprisals.
This would prevent mass reprisals against the machadistas.
Fuelled by rumours circulating about the poor treatment of ' traitors ', some returnees also feared reprisal.
In the realm of the girl group song, one conversationalist might tread acoustically on the toes of another without fear of reprisal.
