lex talionis
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In the criminal law the ruling principle was the lex talionis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
"Perhaps she has something to complain of; but if she has any conscience at all, she ought to recognize the lex talionis."
From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)
The reader will remember how, partly inspired by his affection for Robert Grace, and partly by resentment over a small office, Franklin applied the sharp edge of the lex talionis to Jemmy Read.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell
A fortnight afterwards I was informed that the poor wretch, having threatened to apply the lex talionis to M. Bonaparte, had been arrested and sent to Brest, on his way to Cayenne.
From Napoleon the Little by Hugo, Victor
Nature of legal, 30; lex talionis, 30; codes of, 30 sq.; changes made by Provisional Criminal Code, 31–32; of the gods, 99 Pygmies.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
