the law of the talion

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• TALION — TALION, a concept of punishment whereby the prescribed penalty is identical with, or equivalent to, the offense. Identical (or true ) talions are death for homicide ( Whosoever sheddeth man s blood, by man shall his blood be shed : Gen. 9:6),… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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• talion — /tal ee euhn/, n. See lex talionis. [1375 1425; < L talion (s. of talio) exaction of compensation in kind; r. late ME talioun < AF < L, as above] * * * ▪ law Latin  lex talionis        principle developed in early Babylonian law and present in… …   Universalium

• talion — /ˈtæljən/ (say talyuhn) noun retaliation as authorised by law, especially when the punishment inflicted corresponds in kind and degree to the injury, as eye for eye (Leviticus 24:20). {Middle English, from Latin tālio} …  

• Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran — The state of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has been criticized both by both Iranians and international human right activists, writers, and NGOs. The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Commission have condemned… …   Wikipedia

• Roman law — the system of jurisprudence elaborated by the ancient Romans, a strong and varied influence on the legal systems of many countries. [1650 60] * * * Law of the Roman Republic and Empire. Roman law has influenced the development of law in most of… …   Universalium

• Hebraic law — Law codes of ancient Israel found in the Jewish Scripture (Old Testament). Three separate codes are usually distinguished: the Book of the Covenant, the Deuteronomic Code, and the Priestly Code. The Book of the Covenant is found in Exodus 20–23… …   Universalium

• BOOK OF THE COVENANT — (Heb. Sefer ha Berit), name derived from Exodus 24:7 ( And he took the book of the covenant, and read it aloud to the people.… ), and usually taken to refer to the legal, moral, and cultic corpus of literature found in Exodus 20:22–23:33. This… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• reprisal — re·pri·sal /ri prī zəl/ n [Anglo French reprisaile reprisaille, from Middle French, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri back + prendere to take, from Latin prehendere] 1 a: the act or… …   Law dictionary