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An example of reprisal is the Naulila dispute between Portugal and Germany in October 1914, when they were on opposite sides of the World War I chasm. After three Germans were mistakenly killed in Naulila on the border of the then-Portuguese colony of Angola (in a manner that did not violate international law), [6] Germany carried out a military raid on Naulila, destroying property in retaliation.
Tit for tat is an English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation". It is an alteration of tip for tap "blow for blow", [1] first recorded in 1558. [2] It is also a highly effective strategy in game theory. An agent using this strategy will first cooperate, then subsequently replicate an opponent's previous action. If the opponent previously was ...
In the sense of revenge, retaliation is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance. Retaliation or Retaliate may also refer to: Retaliate (Angerfist album), 2011; Retaliate (Misery Index album), 2003; Retaliation, a 1968 Japanese film; Retaliation (Carnivore album), 1987; Retaliation (Dane Cook album), a 2005 comedy ...
Workplace revenge, or workplace retaliation, refers to the general action of purposeful retaliation within the workplace.Retaliation often involves a power imbalance; the retaliator is usually someone with more power in the workplace than the victim, and retaliation may be done to silence the victim so the retaliator can avoid accountability for workplace bullying, workplace harassment, or ...
The Talmud [17] interprets the verses referring to "an eye for an eye" and similar expressions as mandating monetary compensation in tort cases and argues against the interpretations by Sadducees that the Bible verses refer to physical retaliation in kind, using the argument that such an interpretation would be inapplicable to blind or eyeless ...
Justice and Divine Vengeance Pursuing Crime by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, c. 1805 –1808. Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real [1] or perceived. [2]
Retributive justice is a legal concept whereby the criminal offender receives punishment proportional or similar to the crime.As opposed to revenge, retribution—and thus retributive justice—is not personal, is directed only at wrongdoing, has inherent limits, involves no pleasure at the suffering of others (i.e., schadenfreude, sadism), and employs procedural standards.
Likewise, a hostile work environment can be considered the "adverse employment action" that is an element of a whistleblower claim or a reprisal (retaliation) claim under a civil rights statute. When an employee claims that a hostile work environment is an adverse employment action, the legal analysis is similar to the burdens of proof ...