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Definition of eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth in English English dictionary
- Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person
- an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
- retaliation
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eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Synonyms
tit for tatAntonyms
turn the other cheekPronunciation
Etymology
() Reference to Exodus 21:23-25: "And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe". (KJV)Resimler
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