Before the 1200s in Europe, a crime was determined to be a private affair with vengeance to be carried out by the victim or the victim's family on the offender. This principle of punishment was centered on the idea of lex talionis, meaning the law of _________.

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Lex talionis is a principle of justice that emphasizes retaliation, often summarized as "an eye for an eye."

Before the 1200s in Europe, a Crime Was Determined to Be