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lex talionis
[ leks tal-ee-oh-nis ]
noun
- the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
lex talionis
/ ˳ÙʱôɪËÉʲÔɪ²õ /
noun
- the law of revenge or retaliation
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lex talionis1
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lex talionis1
Example Sentences
After a scandal over obtaining automatic weapons forced him from his job as an assistant district attorney in Shreveport, he began prosecuting high-stakes cases around the state on a freelance basis, driven by a passionate belief in âlex talionis,â the law of retaliation.
With the latter, the lex talionisâthe law of retaliationâgoverns the basic rules of âeye for an eyeâ justice.
A curious note appears on this subject in Lex Talionis.
The lex talionis is an excellent test.
And in the natural world of ethicsâwhere true moral life has not yet arisenâthis is mere retaliation or the lex talionis;âthe beginning of an endless series of vengeance and counter-vengeance, the blood-feud.
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