Verb
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
Source: WordNetWhen under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back. Charles Krauthammer
Art is a weapon for me, with which I can strike back. Gottfried Helnwein
It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back. Andrew Cuomo
We will build in Britain a cyber strike capability so we can strike back in cyber space against enemies who attack us, putting cyber alongside land, sea, air and space as a mainstream military activity. Philip Hammond
It would be less dangerous for a man to court every lady in an entire land than for a lady to remove a single besotted lover from her skirts, for he will immediately attempt to strike back. Marie de France
If you do not strike back at him who hits you, there is no way for him to find out whether you also have hands. Russian Proverb