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Meaning of ley del talio by Jimeno Álvarez




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The term law of talion ( latin: lex talionis ) It refers to a legal principle of retributive justice in which the standard imposed a punishment that was identified with the crime committed. The term " 34 retaliation; derived from the Latin word " 34 talis; or " tale " It means identical or similar, so that it does not refer to an equivalent penalty but an identical penalty. The best-known expression of the law of retaliation is " eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, " appeared in the exodus Old Testament.

  

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