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Synonyms for lex talionis


Grammar : Adv
Spell : leks tal-ee-oh-nis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛks ˌtæl iˈoʊ nɪs

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Définition of lex talionis

Origin :
  • 1590s, Latin, "law of retaliation," from talionis, genitive of talio (see retaliation); an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
  • As in measure for measure : adv equally
Example sentences :
  • The code was the Lex Talionis modified by the rank and influence of the defendant.
  • Extract from : « Savage Island » by Basil C. Thomson
  • The only just law ever made was the lex talionis, and Nature recognises that frequently.
  • Extract from : « Furze the Cruel » by John Trevena
  • This appears in its most rudimentary form in the lex talionis.
  • Extract from : « The History of Freedom » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
  • The law was one of retaliation and not of justice,—lex talionis—eye for eye, tooth for tooth, stripe for stripe.
  • Extract from : « Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) » by Walter Richard Cassels
  • He alone enjoys the lex talionis, and glories in carrying it into execution.
  • Extract from : « A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. » by Benjamin Waterhouse
  • It is time that the lex talionis should be applied to those who have so often made themselves merry at our expense.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 » by Various
  • The lex talionis has been abolished by the law of civilization and the higher law of the gospel.
  • Extract from : « The Vote That Made the President » by David Dudley Field
  • Horrible mutilations were common—with all the vindictive modes of punishment known to the lex talionis.
  • Extract from : « The Guerilla Chief » by Mayne Reid
  • The vendetta, a result of the lex talionis of "eye for eye and tooth for tooth," flourishes still.
  • Extract from : « Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond » by Budgett Meakin
  • It was concubinage, slavery, polygamy, the lex talionis made eternal institutions.
  • Extract from : « The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity » by Arthur Lillie
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