eye for an eye tooth for dienten = eye for an eye tooth for dienteEl term law of talion (latin: lex talionis) refers to a legal principle of retributive justice in which the standard imposed a punishment that was identified with the crime committed. The term "talion" derives from the Latin word "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 a tooth" appeared in the old testament exodus.Historically, constitutes the first attempt to establish a proportionality between damage taken in a crime and damage in the punishment, thus being the first limit to revenge.
