单词 | talion |
释义 | talionn.1 = retaliation n.; esp. in the Mosaic, Roman, and other systems of Law, the Lex talionis, or †talion law, the principle of exacting compensation, ‘eye for eye, tooth for tooth’; also, the infliction of the same penalty on the accuser who failed to prove his case as would have fallen upon the accused if found guilty. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > retaliation or retribution yieldinga1340 talion1412 retributiona1425 recompensec1425 recompensationa1513 requitement1548 retaliation1581 lex talionis1597 requital1597 retaling1597 taliationa1601 law of retalion1607 talio1611 retail1615 retorsion1637 repercussion1641 retributing1645 reddition1656 retortion1762 poetical justice1796 utu1828 retort1836 quits1865 poetic justice1991 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 3066 Vp-on Grekis for her offencioun, To parforme vp þe peyne of talioun. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 257 He suld haue the payne of talyoune.., yat sik punycioun as the tothir suld haue [had], yat the crime is put on, sik punycioun sall he haue. 1563 J. Man tr. W. Musculus Common Places Christian Relig. 33 b According to the equitie of the Talion law. 1646 J. Gaule Select Cases Conscience 174 It is just Talion to deliver such up to Satan that have already given themselves unto him. 1738 I. Watts Holiness of Times 77 The Talion Law of punishment for injuries received amongst the Jews. 1879 Rollin-Tilton tr. Amicis' Morocco (1882) 294 She..demanded that in virtue of the law of talion, he should order the English merchant's two front teeth to be broken. 1880 J. Muirhead tr. Gaius Institutes iii. 264 By the Twelve Tables the penalties of [personal] injury were,—for destruction of any of the members, talion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † talionn.2 Obsolete. rare. A shoot or scion, such as is used in grafting. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > propagation of plants > [noun] > by cuttings > cutting or slip planteOE plantingeOE quickwoodc1383 graffa1393 sarmenta1398 slivingc1400 springc1400 clavec1420 sleavingc1440 talionc1440 quick1456 quicking1469 graft1483 quickset1484 slip1495 setlingc1503 set1513 pitchset1519 slaving?1523 truncheon1572 stallon1587 crosset1600 marquot1600 sliver1604 secta1616 offset1629 slipping1638 side-slip1651 slift1657 cutting1691 pitcher1707 mallet-shoot1745 root cutting1784 stowing1788 stool1789 pitch1808 heel1822 cutling1834 piping1851 cutback1897 stump plant1953 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > propagation of plants > [noun] > by cuttings > cutting or slip > for grafting imp1377 graffa1398 talionc1440 graft1483 slip1495 set1513 wedge?1523 scutcheon1572 shield1572 truncheon1572 breeder1601 scion1612 escutcheon1658 slit-graft1706 graffshoot1860 shield-bud1891 c1440 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 990 The croppe or talions to graffe is speed, But talions the better me shal fynde On either half maad smoth, vnhurt the rynde. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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