revenge attack

collocation in English

meaningsofrevengeandattack

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revenge
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈvendʒ/us
/rɪˈvendʒ/
harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofrevengeandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They might be prosecuted if, for example, they apprehended the burglar, held them at bay, and then launched arevengeattackon them.
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The community of the deceased then organized arevengeattack, according to a government spokesperson.
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If one tribe were to attack another, there was always the possibility that there would be arevengeattacksoon after.
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Police said they feared the incident may have been arevengeattack.
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Elizabeth leads the other convicts in arevengeattackagainst the men.
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Nobody was injured in the incident and the culprits were never found, and the police believing the incident to be unprovoked rather than arevengeattackon the player.
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The android captures and enslaves the crews of naval ships and slowly recreates the avian sky-island city and builds an army for anotherrevengeattackon the human race.
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As a result, householders would not be prosecuted unless they were launching revenge attacks on burglars.
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We recognise that disgruntled criminal elements could carry out revenge attacks.
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We are all aware of cases in which, sadly, private revenge attacks involve the arson of business premises—for example, fuel is poured through the letterbox and set on fire.
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The incident sparked a number of revenge attacks, that soon spread out across much of the country.
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The next day revenge attacks continued against the police action.
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This technique was probably used to preempt against revenge attacks that were common between tribes at this time.
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He was also concerned to prevent the settlers from taking the law into their own hands and launching revenge attacks.
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He is regularly the target of revenge attacks.
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The case became political and it was not carried out because of fear of revenge attacks.
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In an attempt to avoid revenge attacks they then changed their clothes and switched modes of transport multiple times.
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Although many high-profile superheroes assisted in the relief and rescue effort, there were a number of isolated revenge attacks, and support for registration rose.
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The next day a number of revenge attacks occurred.
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Media and news services failed to cover events accurately for fear of revenge attacks.
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