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Kotomora

同どう害がい報ほう復ふく

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Meanings

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noun

eye for an eye; lex talionis; equal retaliation

A formal or legal term for the principle of retaliatory punishment equal to the harm suffered. Often used in discussions of law, ethics, or historical codes.