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. takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obloges himself to full retaliation. Calamy.

Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terræ, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants.

t another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.

Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation.

A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden.

in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the requital of evil deeds. No merit their aversion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface their love. Waller.

Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as retaliatory measures.

Retaliation. Wharton.

The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning of evil for evil. Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is even with his enemy; but in passing it over he is superior. Bacon.

To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult.

Retaliation. [Obs.] Just heav'n this taliation did decree. Beaumont.

Retaliation. [R.] Holinshed.

-- Tit for tat. Etym: [Probably for tip for tap. See Tip a slight blow.] An equivalent; retaliation. -- Tit thrush (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic and Esat Indian birds belonging to Suthora and allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate between the thrushes and titmice.