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Meaning of Talion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtalɪən

Definitions

Retaliation; retribution.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية تاليون قصاص
Français talion
Polski odpłata

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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