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Lex talionis

expression supporting proportional punishment; no more and no less
Place general_principles_of_french_law Q312718

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3 properties

Identity

Instance of
general principles of French law, Biblical phrase[2]
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Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15), encyclopedia of law[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
P14483
l/ley-del-talion[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en a tooth for a tooth en Eye for an eye en an eye for an eye en Lex talionis en the law of retaliation en law of talion en the law of talion en tooth for a tooth en law of retaliation ar العين بالعين da Jus talionis da Et øje for et øje da Talionsprincippet da Øje for et øje de Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn de Talionsformel de Auge für Auge el Οφθαλμός αντί οφθαλμού es Ojo por ojo, diente por diente es Ojo por ojo
🔖 Identifiers · 15
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85076352
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/eye-for-an-eye-law, topic/talion
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
talion
FAST ID
997009
Freebase ID
/m/01flp3
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
talio
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0144819
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4180411
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
talion-6cab99
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
14013
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
T/talionis-lex
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007565572805171
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5677871
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3985073
Yale LUX ID
concept/bd42021b-e06b-4c00-8bd6-c91b9e58f05a

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Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok
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Summary

Lex talionis is a general principles of French law[1].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0) → XX5677871
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX5677871"
  2. 23w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → l/ley-del-talion
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: l/ley-del-talion, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  3. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017) → 4180411
    Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian) → 14013
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007565572805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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