(Kanun) Taking or threatening to take an unfavorable action against an individual, or withholding or threatening to withhold a favorable action that could discourage a reasonable employee from making or supporting a charge of harassment or discrimination
The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil; e
action against someone who has done something bad to you revenge in retaliation (for sth)
Any action taken on a member of the Armed Forces that adversely affects or has the potential to adversely affect that military member's current position or career Such actions include a demotion or promotion; a disciplinary or other corrective action; a transfer or reassignment; a performance evaluation; a decision on pay, benefits, awards, or training; referral for mental health evaluations under DOD Directive 6490 1; and any other significant change in duties or responsibilities inconsistent with the military member's rank
{i} act of striking back, act of taking revenge; requital, reciprocation, act of paying back in kind
Action taken by a country to restrain its imports from a country that has increased a tariff or imposed other measures that adversely affect its exports in a manner inconsistent with GATT
The situation whereby employees are penalized or fired for complaining of, reporting, or participating in investigations of sexual harassment Title VII's opposition and participation clauses prohibit retaliation based upon an employee's or job applicant's claims of sexual harassment or participation in an investigation of such a claim Topic areas: Accountability and Evaluation, Operations Management and Leadership
An action taken by a country to restrain its imports from another country that has increased a tariff or imposed other measures that adversely affect the first country's exports
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
If you retaliate when someone harms or annoys you, you do something which harms or annoys them in return. I was sorely tempted to retaliate Christie retaliated by sending his friend a long letter detailing Carl's utter incompetence The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks They may retaliate with sanctions on other products if the bans are disregarded. + retaliation re·talia·tion Police said they believed the attack was in retaliation for the death of the drug trafficker. to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you hit back retaliate by doing sth (past participle of retaliare, from talio )