were retaliating
Past progressiveconjugation ofretaliate.There are other translations for this conjugation.

retaliate

And most pointedly, they were retaliating for our part in filing a $15 million federal civil rights law suit against our Sheriff's department for denying Maria Teresa's constitutional right to equal protection.
Y de manera más concreta, se estaban vengando debido a la parte que jugamos en presentar una demanda federal de derechos civiles por $15 millones contra nuestro Departamento del Alguacil, fundamentada en que éste le denegó a María Teresa su derecho constitucional a igualdad de protección.
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