lex talionis

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law of equivalent retaliation
(Law) law of retaliation, law of equal and direct retribution retaliating in kind for crimes committed
lex talionis

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