(Law) law of retaliation, law of equal and direct retribution retaliating in kind for crimes committed
The phrase "an eye for an eye", is a quotation from that expresses a principle of
retributive justice also known as lex talionis (
Latin for "law of retaliation"). The basis of this form of law is the principle of proportionate punishment, often expressed under the motto "
Let the punishment fit the crime", which particularly applies to
mirror punishments (which may or may not be proportional). At the root of the non-biblical form of this principle is the belief that one of the purposes of the law is to provide equitable retaliation for an offended party. It defined and restricted the extent of retaliation. This early belief is reflected in the
Code of Hammurabi and in the laws of the
Old Testament (e.g., , , ).
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