retortion Meaning, Definition & Usage

Re*tor"tion noun

Etymology

Cf. F. rétorsion. See Retort, v. t.

Definitions

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.