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eye for an eye
noun as in retaliation for a wrong
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Few would defend the application literally of the retributive eye-for-an-eye principle.
From Project Gutenberg
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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to eye for an eye, such as: avenging, getting even, measure for measure, payback, reprisal, and retaliation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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