Synonyms for lex talionis
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : leks tal-ee-oh-nis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛks ˌtæl iˈoʊ nɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for lex talionis
Définition of lex talionis
Origin :- 1590s, Latin, "law of retaliation," from talionis, genitive of talio (see retaliation); an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
- As in measure for measure : adv equally
- The code was the Lex Talionis modified by the rank and influence of the defendant.
- Extract from : « Savage Island » by Basil C. Thomson
- The only just law ever made was the lex talionis, and Nature recognises that frequently.
- Extract from : « Furze the Cruel » by John Trevena
- This appears in its most rudimentary form in the lex talionis.
- Extract from : « The History of Freedom » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
- The law was one of retaliation and not of justice,—lex talionis—eye for eye, tooth for tooth, stripe for stripe.
- Extract from : « Supernatural Religion, Vol. II. (of III) » by Walter Richard Cassels
- He alone enjoys the lex talionis, and glories in carrying it into execution.
- Extract from : « A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. » by Benjamin Waterhouse
- It is time that the lex talionis should be applied to those who have so often made themselves merry at our expense.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 » by Various
- The lex talionis has been abolished by the law of civilization and the higher law of the gospel.
- Extract from : « The Vote That Made the President » by David Dudley Field
- Horrible mutilations were common—with all the vindictive modes of punishment known to the lex talionis.
- Extract from : « The Guerilla Chief » by Mayne Reid
- The vendetta, a result of the lex talionis of "eye for eye and tooth for tooth," flourishes still.
- Extract from : « Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond » by Budgett Meakin
- It was concubinage, slavery, polygamy, the lex talionis made eternal institutions.
- Extract from : « The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity » by Arthur Lillie
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