Lex Talonis is a Latin term that signifies the law of retaliation. According to the law of retaliation, punishment should be in kind. The punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth but mot more.
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