lex talionis (latin for law of retaliation )
1Lex Talionis Fraternitas — Infobox Fraternity | name = Lex Talionis Fraternitas Inc. letters = Sodalitas Ducum Futurorum crest = founded = September 29, 1969 at the birthplace = [http://www.sanbeda.edu.ph/law main.htm San Beda College of Law] , Manila, Philippines type =… …
2lex talionis — 1590s, Latin, law of retaliation, from talionis, gen. of talio (see RETALIATION (Cf. retaliation)); an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth …
3lex talionis — Latin, ‘law of retaliation’. It is expressed in Exod. 21:23–5, and the intention is to terminate an ongoing process of acts of revenge once and for all, by ensuring that punishment did not exceed the original injury. Even this limited response is …
4lex talionis — /ˌlɛks tæliˈoʊnəs/ (say .leks talee ohnuhs) noun the law of retaliation, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. {New Latin} …
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