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单词 talion
释义

talion

[ tal-ee-uhn ]
/ ˈtæl i ən /
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noun

lex talionis.

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

Taliban, Talibanize, Taliban movement, Taliesin, taligrade, talion, taliped, talipedic, talipes, talipes calcaneovalgus, talipes calcaneovarus
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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 Clemenceau
  • But it is to be questioned whether the rule of talion is the right one for the Kabyles.

    Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

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
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