talion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French talion, from Latin talis (“such”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtalɪən/ === Noun === talion (uncountable) Retaliation; retribution. === Anagrams === Latino, Latino-, Natoli, NoLIta, latino, lation == Esperanto == === Noun === talion accusative singular of talio == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French talion, borrowed from Latin taliōnem, from talis (“such”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ta.ljɔ̃/ === Noun === talion m (uncountable) retaliation (law) a punishment equal to the injury sustained === Further reading === “talion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === First known attestation in 1395, borrowed from Latin tāliō. === Noun === talion f (plural talions) punishment consisting of the offender having done to him or her what he or she has done to the victim ==== Descendants ==== French: talion → Romanian: talion → English: talion === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (talion, supplement) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French talion. === Noun === talion n (uncountable) talion, retaliation ==== Declension ====