talion

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Pronunciation

/ˈtalɪən/ (UK)

Definition of talion

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(uncountable)Retaliation; retribution.

“Simple talion may be fine for wartime, but politics between wars demands symmetry and a more elegant idea of justice, even to the point of masquerading, a bit decadently, as mercy.”

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From Middle French talion, from Latin talis (“such”).

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