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Definition of: retortion
(ri·tôr′shən) noun
1. The act of retorting.
2. A bending, turning, or twisting back.
3. Retaliation; in international law, the infliction by one nation upon the subjects of another of the samee ill treatment that its own citizens have received from the latter government. Also re·tor′sion. [<Med. L retortio, -onis]
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