What Does “eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” mean?
Definition:
The phrase eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth refers to a principle found in Babylonian Law, in the Code of Hammurabi, as well as in monotheist religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam. According to this principle a person who has injured another person is penalized to a similar degree.
Example(s)
If he killed the poor woman, he deserves to die. It’s as simple as that – an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.
This idiom is in the religion category.
