lex talionis
Example Sentences
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If the lex talionis, in the same spirit of impartial jocularity, could be applied as efficaciously to all "practical jokers," civilised Society might soon be rid of one of its most intolerable pests.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 by Various
On their side the lex talionis was practised with a loose hand; so loose that it soon became necessary to restrain it; and they were no longer allowed to go scouting on their own account.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Reid, Mayne
“We have no right to complain that we receive measure for measure,” he said; “and yet sir, though the lex talionis may be justified, it makes it none the less bitter.”
From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester
It is my own dear daughter, the wife of Paul Wesselenyi, who, driven from her fatherland, on her knees implored me, as I loved her, to let the lex talionis assert its rights.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by J?kai, M?r
To the Hindu, on the other hand, the lex talionis is a law of life still enforced.
From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by Jones, John P. (John Peter)
