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      reprisals
      noun
      a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
      Roots
      rere- · Latin · backprehendo-pris · Latin · grasp, seize
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      The word reprisals breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -pris, from Latin prehendo (“grasp, seize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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