Definition of retorsion in English:

retorsion

noun rɪˈtɔːʃn

1A backwards turn or bend; a twist; the fact of being twisted or bent backwards.
2Originally: †the act of giving something back or in return (obsolete). Later: the action or an act of retorting an argument, charge, etc.
3Return for something done; retaliation. Now chiefly: (International Law) retaliation within the law by a state on another's subjects; an instance of this.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Joshua Sylvester (d. 1618), poet and translator. From French rétorsion act of turning around, reversal, act of retorting, probably from Middle French retorquer to return, turn back, retort + -ion, after Middle French torsion. Compare post-classical Latin retortion-, retortio. Compare Catalan retorsió, Spanish retorsión, Italian ritorsione.

Definition of retorsion in US English:

retorsion

nounrɪˈtɔːʃn

1A backwards turn or bend; a twist; the fact of being twisted or bent backwards.
2Originally: †the act of giving something back or in return (obsolete). Later: the action or an act of retorting an argument, charge, etc.
3Return for something done; retaliation. Now chiefly: (International Law) retaliation within the law by a state on another's subjects; an instance of this.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Joshua Sylvester (d. 1618), poet and translator. From French rétorsion act of turning around, reversal, act of retorting, probably from Middle French retorquer to return, turn back, retort + -ion, after Middle French torsion. Compare post-classical Latin retortion-, retortio. Compare Catalan retorsió, Spanish retorsión, Italian ritorsione.

单词	retorsion
释义	Definition of retorsion in English: retorsion noun rɪˈtɔːʃn 1A backwards turn or bend; a twist; the fact of being twisted or bent backwards. 2Originally: †the act of giving something back or in return (obsolete). Later: the action or an act of retorting an argument, charge, etc. 3Return for something done; retaliation. Now chiefly: (International Law) retaliation within the law by a state on another's subjects; an instance of this. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Joshua Sylvester (d. 1618), poet and translator. From French rétorsion act of turning around, reversal, act of retorting, probably from Middle French retorquer to return, turn back, retort + -ion, after Middle French torsion. Compare post-classical Latin retortion-, retortio. Compare Catalan retorsió, Spanish retorsión, Italian ritorsione. Definition of retorsion in US English: retorsion nounrɪˈtɔːʃn 1A backwards turn or bend; a twist; the fact of being twisted or bent backwards. 2Originally: †the act of giving something back or in return (obsolete). Later: the action or an act of retorting an argument, charge, etc. 3Return for something done; retaliation. Now chiefly: (International Law) retaliation within the law by a state on another's subjects; an instance of this. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Joshua Sylvester (d. 1618), poet and translator. From French rétorsion act of turning around, reversal, act of retorting, probably from Middle French retorquer to return, turn back, retort + -ion, after Middle French torsion. Compare post-classical Latin retortion-, retortio. Compare Catalan retorsió, Spanish retorsión, Italian ritorsione.
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