1 definition found 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}.] [1913 Webster] It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Retaliation. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]
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