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What does retaliatory mean?

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Adjective
  1. Relating to or part of a retaliation.
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The street fighters had no qualms about drawing retaliatory bombardments on civilian areas.
The objective of the indiscriminate, retaliatory attack on Afghanistan will be most likely unachievable.
He was permitted to ignore a question regarding a proposed remedy for his company's retaliatory tactics.
In the weeks following the attacks, Hindu homes and businesses were also destroyed in retaliatory attacks by Muslims, according to the report.
The shooting has sparked fears of a retaliatory attack by the victim's friends, who tried to enter the City Hall on Thursday.
Some commissioners have been critical of the decision not to launch a retaliatory military strike.

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