tal·i·on (t l  - n)n. A punishment identical to the offense, as the death penalty for murder. [Middle English talioun, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin t  li , tlin-; see tel- in Indo-European roots.] |
talion [ˈtælɪən]
n
(Law) the system or legal principle of making the punishment correspond to the crime; retaliation
[via Old French from Latin tāliō, from tālis such]
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