(thing) by dmagoo Fri Jan 19 2001 at 16:01:50
Lex (law) Talionis is the Law of Retribution.
It, in short is equivalent to eye for an eye concept of revenge. In contrast to directly administiring the revenge, this punishment is usually carried out by a party (such as the state) who can not easily become victimin return for the punishment granted.
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