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lex ta•li•o•nis
(leks′ tal′ē ō′nis),USA pronunciation
- Lawthe 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.
- Latin lēx taliōnis law of talion
- 1590–1600
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