represalia
/repɾeˈsalja/ · B2 · noun · f
reprisal
⚔️ represalia = re- (back) + presa (seized): you hit back by seizing something
Sounds like re-press-AH-lya: 'repress' plus 'a lie'. Think of a reprisal as paying back a wrong. Related to Latin reprehendere and the Italian ripresaglia, meaning to take back or seize in return.