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Meanings of lex talionis in English

Russian
принцип талиона
Portuguese
lei do talião
Spanish
ley de talion
Catalan
llei del talió

Principle that a person who has injured another person is to be penalized to a similar degree, and the person inflicting such punishment should be the injured party.

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принцип талиона
Usage of lex talionis in English
1
In the law this crime is called Non compos mentis lex talionis sic transit gloria mundi.
The Prince and the Pauper
2
The Law also recognized the " lex talionis," by prescribing (Ex.
Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
3
In his wild state he has the " lex talionis."
The American Missionary — Volume 44, No. 02, February, 1890
4
To this reverse of fortune the ousted ones retort with the brutal lex talionis: an egg for an egg, a cell for a cell.
The Mason-Bees