单词 | lex talionis |
释义 | lex talionis /leks" tal'ee oh"nis/ the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice. Also called talion. [1590-1600; < L lex talionis law of talion] |
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