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retaliate against (someone or something)

To take retributory action in response to the actions of someone or something with the aim of returning the injury, harm, or wrong in kind. She retaliated against the bully by having her older brother's friends go and beat him up. The senator asserted his intention to have the controversial legislation repealed.
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retaliate against someone or something

to take revenge against someone or something. The striking workers will retaliate against the company with a protest march. The students retaliated against the administration.
See also: retaliate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The sit-in participants on Wednesday presented a list of "retaliation demands" to Google management, including a call for a "transparent, open investigation" of Google's human resources department and its "abysmal handling of employee complaints related to working conditions, discrimination, harassment and retaliation", according to a copy of the demands obtained by The Hill.
All employees, paid or unpaid interns, or non-employees working in the workplace who believe they have been subject to such retaliation should inform a supervisor, manager, or [name of appropriate person].
The Center for Excellence sued her for breach of contract and she countered with her retaliation claim.
US Equal Employment Opportunities Commission [EEOC] (2014) Retaliation - Making it Personal Retrieved from https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/retaliation_considerations.
Herman said the ruling's value lies in its reaffirmation of the distinction between what is required to be put forth in a retaliation claim versus an action alleging a false claim.
Since filing the suit, however, some of the plaintiffs claim they have faced additional retaliation, including suspension and misconduct allegations.
Under both federal law and New Hampshire law, employees are protected from retaliation for engaging in certain legally-protected activity.
Trump threatened new tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese imports a day after China announced its retaliation proposals on products ranging from soybeans to cars and planes.
According to some reports, the South Korean economy was estimated to suffer as high as 20 trillion won ($18.9 billion) in damages from China's retaliation last year alone.
Title VII also contains a retaliation provision that prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for claiming discrimination or harassment in the workplace.
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New York, NY, February 03, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Wendy Hillger, Partner, Ad Astra Law Group, LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Safeguard Against Employment Retaliation Claims: What You Need to Know Live Webcast." This event is scheduled for February 12, 2016 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm (ET).
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