mirror punishment
Definitions
A form of punishment that reflects the nature of the transgression that it punishes.
Equivalents
Nederlandsspiegelstraf
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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