Retortion
Übersetzung von "retortion" ins Russisch
retortion
SubstantivUK
/rɪˈtɔːʃən/
US
/rɪˈtɔrʃən/
retortion
retortions Pl.
The country imposed a retortion in response to the trade restrictions.
Страна ввела реторсию в ответ на торговые ограничения.
Definitionen
retortion
SubstantivUK
/rɪˈtɔːʃən/
US
/rɪˈtɔrʃən/
A retaliatory action or response, especially in a diplomatic or legal context.
The country's retortion to the trade embargo was to impose its own set of restrictions.
The act, process, or result of twisting, bending, or turning something back upon itself; a physical or figurative twisting back.
The retortion of the metal rod was visible where it had been forcibly bent into a loop.
A rejoinder that turns an opponent’s argument back against the opponent; a form of logical or rhetorical counter-argument.
"Your claim that we should not judge others," she replied in swift retortion, "is itself a judgment of me."
A retaliatory act by one state against another, especially in international law (rare; more commonly spelled "retorsion").
Economic retortion followed quickly after the sanctions, with the affected nation imposing tariffs of its own.