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Meanings of a tooth for a tooth in английском

русский
принцип талиона
португальский
lei do talião
испанский
ley de talion
каталонский
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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Usage of a tooth for a tooth in английском
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Never say: ' An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.'
The Lock and Key Library: the Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
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Listen; An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
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It's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth with me.
Gordon Keith
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Once you said: ' An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'
Riders of the Silences
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Piédelot shall be avenged, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales
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Is it to be an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth?
Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron
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Ye have heard it said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
The Gospel of Matthew for Readers
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Doth not the Law say, ' An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'?
The Coming of the King
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Now, do you understand what retaliation means-'Aneye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'?
Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Rei...
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It was fair fight for gain, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 5
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The old Scripture said, " An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
Evening Round-Up / More Good Stuff Like Pep
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For is it not the law, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth?
Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 2
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Is not this a good law: an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth?
The Art of the Story-Teller
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You have heard that it was said, ' an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'.
Thanks For The Memories… The Truth Has Set Me Free!
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Like revenges like; an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a loyalty for a loyalty.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
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Ye have heard it hath been said, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
All for a Scrap of Paper: A Romance of the Present War