retortion

Japanese: retortion
retortion

… In order to preclude the illegality of an act of retaliation, there must first be an illegal act on the part of the other country; merely an unjust act is not sufficient. This is the difference between retaliation and retaliation. Retaliation means retaliation with an act of the same degree that harms the interests of the other country when the other country commits an act that harms its own interests or is contrary to friendship and comity but does not constitute a violation of international law. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "retortion" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…復仇行為の違法性阻却事由としては,何よりも相手国の側に違法行為が存在しなければならず,たんに不当な行為だけでは十分でない。この点が復仇と報復retortionとが異なる点である。 報復は,相手国が自国の利益を害し,または友誼・礼譲に反する行為であって国際法違反を構成しない行為をなした場合に,相手国の利益を害するそれと同程度の行為をもって報いることをいう。…

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