Retortion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retortion \Re*tor"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]torsion. See {Retort},
     v. t.]
     1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning
        back. [Written also {retorsion}.]
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              It was, however, necessary to possess some single
              term expressive of this intellectual retortion.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Hamilton.
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     2. (Law) Retaliation. --Wharton.
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