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lex talionis

Category: Notation
Simple definition: "a Latin phrase that means 'law of retaliation', whereby punishments resemble offences"

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MLA 9

Dedović, B. "lex talionis - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 20 Jan. 2024, ehlaw.org/glossary/term/lex-talionis. [Accessed 14 Nov. 2026]

APA 7

Dedović, B. (2024, January 20). lex talionis - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/glossary/term/lex-talionis

CMS 16

Dedović, Boban. "lex talionis - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created January 20, 2024. Modified January 21, 2024. Accessed November 14, 2026. https://ehlaw.org/glossary/term/lex-talionis.

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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library & Search Engine." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation, accessed November 14, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]

eHammurabi.org is a digital humanities project that provides a comprehensive electronic version of the Law Code of Hammurabi. For each of the 282 recognized provisions, the following data are provided: cuneiform signs, transliteration, normalization into Old Babylonian, and an English translation. All data are derived from well-respected contributors and authoritative sources. Anyone can use the Electronic Hammurabi website to learn more about the artifact, its contents, and scholarship. The eHammurabi.org website is owned and operated by the OMNIKA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the United States of America.

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