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Talion

//ˈtalɪən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Retaliation; retribution. uncountable

    "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."

Etymology

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

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