Reply #27: retorsion [View All]

[azurnoir]

phrase used in International Law to describe retaliatory action taken by one foreign government against another for the stringent or harsh regulation or treatment of its citizens who are within the geographical boundaries of the foreign country.

The typical methods of retorsion are the use of comparably severe measures against citizens of the foreign nation found within the borders of the retaliating nation.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/retorsion

http://www.bartleby.com/61/51/R0195100.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/retorsion?cat=biz-fin*

*the second definition in this one states it is American law only, it is the only one to state this

http://www.yourdictionary.com/retorsion

http://law.jrank.org/pages/9850/Retorsion.html

The only one that I found that stated mere retaliation was of course wiki

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/retorsion