Definition
By being partially or entirely a response to a stimulus or other event, without which there would be a diminished or no such action or statement.; (while under) duress; by dint of; in the face of; in light of; in return; (in) response;.
In Context
- "Viewed in its proper historical context this reaction fits a not-unfamiliar pattern seen first after emancipation of slaves and the Thirteenth Amendment, then in reaction to blacks holding political office during reconstruction."
See Also
- crime of passion
- duress