lex talionis
Example Sentences
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In fact, it seems that a savage lex talionis is wholly satisfying to the feudists on both sides.
From Violence and the Labor Movement by Hunter, Robert
The general principle of the earlier forms of justice is the lex talionis, but the infliction of the penalty was mostly in the discretion of the avenger.
From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various
But lex talionis, as the lawyers call it—pay ’em back in their own coin.
From The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War by Boucher, W.
The lex talionis has no place in Christmas giving.
From A Little Book for Christmas by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
To the Hindu, on the other hand, the lex talionis is a law of life still enforced.
From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by Jones, John P. (John Peter)
