Available Definitions:
1) n. - The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity.
2) n. - Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation.
3) n. - The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting suffering or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation for an act of inhumanity.
4) n. - Any act of retaliation.