| Retribution is based on the concept of lex talionis that is, the law of retaliation. |
| It is time that the lex talionis should be applied to those who have so often made themselves merry at our expense. |
| The lex talionus, or law of retribution, teaches that the punishment should fit the crime. |
| He alone enjoys the lex talionis, and glories in carrying it into execution. |
| Instead, it seems to be packed with incompetents who make the Watergate burglars look like lex Luthor. |
| The lawyer's maxim, 'de minimis lex non curat,' he used to say, never truly applies to science. |
