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- noun
law ofequivalent retaliation .
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From Latin lex + talionis genitive singular of tālio ("retaliation"), from tālis ("of such kind")
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elfflame commented on the word lex talionis
n. the law of retaliation, whereby a punishment resembles the offense committed in kind and degree.
April 26, 2020