n.
A punishment identical to the offense, as the death penalty for murder.
[Middle English talioun, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin tāliō, tāliōn-.]
talion
| Dictionary: tal·i·on |
(tăl'ē-ən)
n.
A punishment identical to the offense, as the death penalty for murder.
n.
A punishment identical to the offense, as the death penalty for murder.
| Obscure Words: talion |
punishment in kind; an eye for an eye... (lex talionis in legalese)
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