🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

ritorsione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ritorˈsjone

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ritorsione/ritorˈsjone/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La ritorsione è una risposta comune in politica."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of retaliating or taking revenge.

    "In international relations, countries often engage in tit-for-tat measures as a form of ritorsione."
  2. 2

    A legal term referring to a countermeasure taken in response to an unlawful act.

    "The government announced a ritorsione against the sanctions imposed by the foreign nation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'ritorsione' originates from the Italian language, derived from the Latin 'retorsio', meaning 'to twist back'. Historically, it has evolved to denote the concept of retaliation or revenge, particularly in legal and diplomatic contexts.

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