talion
[ tal-ee-uh n ]
/ ˈtæl i ən /
noun
Origin of talion
1375–1425; < Latin
tāliōn- (stem of
tāliō) exaction of compensation in kind; replacing late Middle English
talioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
Words nearby talion
Example sentences from the Web for talion
In the primitive code of the talion nothing was more simple—an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—thou hast killed; I kill thee.
South America To-day |Georges ClemenceauBut it is to be questioned whether the rule of talion is the right one for the Kabyles.
British Dictionary definitions for talion
talion
/ (ˈtælɪən) /
noun
the system or legal principle of making the punishment correspond to the crime; retaliation
Word Origin for talion
C15: via Old French from Latin
tāliō, from
tālis such