retaliation
n.an action taken to punish someone for a wrong or injury. It is often a response to a previous attack or unfair treatment.
n.the act of inflicting harm or punishment in response to an injury or offense. Uncountable in abstract usage; countable when referring to specific acts of reprisal.
“The country promised swift retaliation for the attack.”
“The company launched a legal retaliation after the competitor stole their trade secrets.”
“In international relations, the threat of nuclear retaliation serves as a deterrent against direct military conflict between superpowers.”
Usage retaliation of the beating
“But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew,” Palal said.”
“The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to concerns about retaliation, said that their relative confirmed sailors had attempted to jump from the ship.”
From retaliate + -ion.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.