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lex talionis definition

lex ta·lio·nis (tā′lē ō′nis)

the law of retaliation

Etymology: L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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