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lex talionis (iou)



lex talionis noun phr. M17.
[Latin, from lex law + talionis genit. of talio(n-) (see TALION). Cf. earlier LEGE TALIONIS.]
The (supposed) law of retaliation; the retributive theory of punishment, based on the Mosaic principle 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'.

Broke (medicine)


broke


1. To transact business for another.

2. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. "We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid said." (Fanshawe) "And brokes with all that can in such a suit Corrupt the tender honor of a maid." (Shak)

See: Broker, and cf. Brook.

Source: Websters Dictionary