What does talion mean?
Talion means Retaliation; retribution..
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/ˈtalɪən/ · noun
Retaliation; retribution..
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.
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Talion means Retaliation; retribution..
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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.
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