lex talionis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

lex talionis

1. law of equivalent retaliation.

Translations

law of equivalent retaliation

• Catalan: llei del talió f
• Galician: lei do talión
• Tagalog: balantogi

See also

• eye for an eye