Re*tor"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. r'etorsion. See Retort, v. t.]
1.
Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back.
[Written also
retorsion.]
It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion.
Sir W. Hamilton.
2. Law
Retaliation.
Wharton.
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