Lex talionis

expression supporting proportional punishment; no more and no less
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Lex talionis

Summary

Lex talionis is a general principles of French law[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of general_principles_of_french_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,917 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lex talionis's instance of is recorded as general principles of French law[3].
  • Lex talionis's instance of is recorded as Biblical phrase[4].
  • Lex talionis's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[5].
  • Lex talionis's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
  • Lex talionis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • Lex talionis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • Lex talionis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[9].
  • Lex talionis's described by source is recorded as Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[10].
  • Lex talionis's described by source is recorded as encyclopedia of law[11].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include general principles of French law[3] and Biblical phrase[4].

Why It Matters

Lex talionis ranks in the top 6% of general_principles_of_french_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,917 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h 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 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565572805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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