Retortion
Pronunciation : Re*tor"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. r?torsion. See Retort, v. t.]
Definition : 1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back. [Written also retorsion.] It was, however, necessary to possess some single term expressive of this intellectual retortion. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. (Law)
Defn: Retaliation. Wharton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913