lex talionis noun phr. [,lɛks talɪ'ǝʊnɪs] M17.[Latin, from lex law + talionis genit. of talio(n-) (see TALION). Cf. earlier LEGE TALIONIS.]The (supposed) law of retaliation; the retributive theory of punishment, based on the Mosaic principle 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'.
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