retaliation

US /rɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
UK /rɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
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the act of hurting someone or doing something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you:

:
The bomb attack was in retaliation for the recent arrest of two well-known terrorists.