報ほう復ふく行こう為い

noun

act of retaliation; retaliatory act

A formal or legal-sounding term for a retaliatory action, often used in contexts like international relations, law, or serious disputes.

• その国くには敵てき対たい国こくに対たいして報ほう復ふく行こう為いに出でた。

  The country took retaliatory action against the hostile nation.

• 報ほう復ふく行こう為いは国こく際さい法ほうで制せい限げんされている。

  Acts of retaliation are restricted under international law.