N thagra onn an t arma lex talionis i gc na agus n amh in do chine lacha liteartha c id ceartais (f ach pion s sc th in) ach baineann s leis an aicme n os leithne de ch rais dl a shonra onn pion is a fhoirmli as coireanna ar leith, a cheaptar a bheith oiri nach d d ine. Molann cuid acu go raibh s i gceist i bp irt ar a laghad cosc a chur ar phion s iomarcach idir l mha p irt pr obh ideach d oghaltais n an st it. Is an abairt is coitianta de lex talionis n "s il le s il", ach tugadh l irmh nithe eile freisin. T rud amh in i gcoiteann ag c id dl a leanann prionsabal lex talionis: frithphion s feileonachta 'feisti ' forordaithe. Sa ch d dl thi il c ili il a scr obh Hammurabi, s idtear prionsabal na c mhalartachta beachta go soil ir. Mar shampla, d nd anfadh duine b s duine eile, chuirf an mar chun b is. Is an sampla is simpl an prionsabal "s il le haghaidh s l". Sa ch s sin, ba an riail n go gcaithfidh an pion s a bheith comhionann go d reach leis an gcoir. Os a choinne sin, n or fhorordaigh dh cheann d ag de th bla na R imhe ach pion is ar leith as coireanna irithe. Chuir an c d dl thi il Angla-Shacsanach in ionad oca ocht wergild le haghaidh iarch itimh dh righ: bh luach seasta ag saol duine irithe, d orthaithe na phost s isialta; C it odh aon d nbh s tr d an wergild cu a oc, beag beann ar intinn. Faoi Dhl Coiteann na Breataine, bh gear naithe rath la i dteideal ais oca ochta ar c imh id lena gcaillteanas (i dt arma airgeada ochta). Sa ch ras nua-aimseartha um dhl na dtort, leathna odh seo chun caillteanais neamh-eacnama ocha a aistri go hairgead freisin. Is br an phrionsabail Eye for an Eye n go dtugann duine a gorta odh ag duine eile an gn omh ciontaithe ar ais don tionscn ir mar ch iteamh, n go nd anann dar s amhlaidh thar ceann an duine gortaithe. Is an t-aistri ch n d reach Laidine (lex talionis) go B arla ar an bhfr sa seo n "Dl na d oltais." Is bunphrionsabal an dl seo n iarch iteamh cothrom a shol thar.