mirror punishment
mirror punishment noun: a form of punishment that reflects the nature of the transgression that it punishes.
Noun
mirror punishment (countable and uncountable, plural mirror punishments)
- A form of punishment that reflects the nature of the transgression that it punishes.
- Mirror punishments are often justified by the Biblical phrase 'an eye for an eye'.
- The Sharia (Islamic penal code) rule of amputating a thief's stealing hand is a bloody mirror punishment.
- Synonyms:
- lex talionis
Synonyms of mirror punishment
Forms of mirror punishment
| plural | mirror punishments |
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Origin of mirror punishment
Possibly a calque translation of Dutch spiegelstraf or German Spiegelstrafe
Questions about mirror punishment
- What does mirror punishment mean?
- Mirror punishment means a form of punishment that reflects the nature of the transgression that it punishes.
- What part of speech is mirror punishment?
- Mirror punishment is a noun.
- What is the plural of mirror punishment?
- The plural of mirror punishment is mirror punishments.
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