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   lex talionis

   /ˌlɛks talɪˈəʊnɪs/

   noun

   • 1. the law of retaliation, whereby a punishment resembles the offence committed in kind and degree: "the lex talionis of feud violence and blood money"

   Word Origin Latin, from lex ‘law’ and talio(n-) ‘retaliation’ (from talis ‘such’).

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