lex talionis

English

Etymology

From Latin lex + talionis genitive singular of tālio (“retaliation”), from tālis (“of such kind”)

Noun

lex talionis

law of equivalent retaliation.

Translations

law of equivalent retaliation

Galician: lei do talión

Tagalog: balantogi

See also

eye for an eye

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