lex talionis

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lex talionis

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From Latin lex (“proposition or motion for a law, a bill”) + talionis, genitive singular of tālio (“retaliation”), from tālis (“of such kind”).

noun

law of equivalent retaliation.

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noun law of equivalent retaliation

Español	ley del talión
中文	同態復仇 /同态复仇
Français	loi du talion

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"lex talionis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lex%20talionis.

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@misc{lex_talionis_2026,
  title = {lex talionis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lex%20talionis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}