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an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth in Japanese

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth in Japanese

目には目を
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(idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
同害報復
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(idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
目には目を、歯には歯を
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(idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
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