Definition of Retorteon
Re*tor"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
rétorsion. See Retort, v. t.]
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) Retaliation.
Wharton.
Re*tor"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
rétorsion. See Retort, v. t.]
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) Retaliation.
Wharton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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