Sentence examples for instruments of retaliation from inspiring English sources

The distortion that turns the rule of law into a rule that makes a travesty of the law and courts into instruments of retaliation and repression is an all too common feature of political systems round the world.

The war, of course, is not incidental, either in the breakdown in public safety or in the use of rape as a weapon and instrument of retaliation, terror, or torture.

"This possibility is particularly important as it offers a 'shield' when the risk of retaliation against European companies asking for trade defense instruments is high," the commission said.

But designing a real-world border carbon adjustment instrument implies to consider significant issues: technical feasibility, data availability, the risk of retaliation from developing countries, and its compatibility within the World Trade Organization legal framework.

I'm scared of retaliation.

"People are afraid of retaliation".

The fear of retaliation is well grounded.

Patton talked about how victims of sexual assault in the military "perceive retaliation in the form of social retaliation, leadership retaliation, again, perceiving different forms of retaliation".

This strategy also carries the risk of retaliation.

These sources asked to remain unnamed for fear of retaliation.

Many victims' families never stepped forward, afraid of retaliation.