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lex talionises

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lex ta⋅li⋅o⋅nis

  [leks tal-ee-oh-nis]
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–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.
Also called talion.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L lēx taliōnis law of talion
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lex talionis 
1597, from L., "law of retaliation," an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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