Re*tal`i*a"tion (?), n. The act of
retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now,
specifically, the return of evil for evil; e.g., an eye
for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
God . . . takes what is done to others as done to
himself, and by promise obloges himself to full
retaliation.
Calamy.
Syn. -- Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.