lex talionis

Examples

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• Many legal systems have moved away from lex talionis in favor of more rehabilitative approaches.

• The technical term for it is lex talionis, the law of retaliation.

  Philosophy Tube

• Society is not a jungle regulated by the lex talionis but a corpus serving as a host.

  Academic text (1993)

• Since it's forbidden to mention the Z-word in a negative fashion, I'll just say that the only thing I wish to take away from them is their adherence to lex talionis.

  Blog text (25)

• First, retribution is not lex talionis, the law of retaliation, or "an eye for an eye." (n4)

  Academic text (2003)

• Thomist just war theory rejected the concept of lex talionis, arguing that the misdeeds of an adversary do not justify retaliation in kind.

  Academic text (2007)

• The idea of lex talionis (innovated, by the way, by Hammurabi and not the biblical legists) is one of proportionality in the ascription of punishment.

  Blog text (5)

• The legal principle of lex talionis demands that a punishment mirrors the crime committed.

• According to ancient laws, lex talionis was commonly defined as "an eye for an eye."

Synonyms

A

an eye for an eye

vslex talionis

• Informal

13 5.1

Punishment that gives the same harm back to the person who did the wrong

expresses the same legal rule but as a general principle statement

T

talion

vslex talionis

• Formal

9.9

Hurting someone in the same way they hurt another person, for example an eye for an eye

is the formal legal label often given to this punishment idea

A

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

vslex talionis

• Informal

5.9

To punish someone in the same way they hurt another person

is the broader legal doctrine often summarized by this specific retribution phrase

Antonyms

F

forgiveness

333 2.2

An act of letting go of anger toward someone after they hurt you

L

leniency

26 4.6

Not being strict when judging or punishing someone

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