Definitions for talion

talion tal·i·on

Spelling: [tal-ee-uh n]
IPA: /ˈtæl i ən/

Talion is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in talion (ailnot).

Definitions for talion

noun

  1. 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

Examples 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.

But it is to be questioned whether the rule of talion is the right one for the Kabyles.

Word Value for talion
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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