"mirror punishment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mirror punishments [plural]
Etymology: Possibly a calque translation of Dutch spiegelstraf or German Spiegelstrafe Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nl|spiegelstraf}} Dutch spiegelstraf Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mirror punishment (countable and uncountable, plural mirror punishments)
  1. A form of punishment that reflects the nature of the transgression that it punishes. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: lex talionis Related terms: poetic justice Translations (punishment): spiegelstraf (Dutch)

Inflected forms

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