LC control no. | sh 85076352 |
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Topical heading | Lex talionis |
Variant(s) | Retaliation (Law) Retribution (Law) Retributive justice Talion (Law) |
See also | Revenge Vendetta |
Found in | Retaliation and whistleblowers, c2009. Web. 3 (lex talionis: the law of retribution equivalent to an offense, esp.: the principle of retributive justice based on the Mosaic law of "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" in Exod 21:23-25; also called talion) |