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Definition of retaliatory adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

retaliatory

adjective

/rɪˈtæliətri/

/rɪˈtæliətɔːri/

(formal)

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intended to harm somebody because they harmed you first
- retaliatory action
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