Mirror-punishment Definition

noun

A form of punishment which reflects the nature of the crime, sin etc. it punishes.

Mirror punishments are often justified by the Biblical phrase 'an eye for an eye'
The Sharia (Islamic penal code) rule of amputating a thief's stealing hand is a bloody mirror punishment.
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Other Word Forms of Mirror-punishment

Noun

Singular:
mirror-punishment
Plural:
mirror punishments

Origin of Mirror-punishment

  • Possibly a calque translation of Dutch spiegelstraf or German Spiegelstrafe

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