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Meaning of mirror punishment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A form of punishment that reflects the nature of the transgression that it punishes.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Nederlands spiegelstraf

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

mirror server journal mirror site mirror stage mirror symmetry mirror syndrome mirror test