| Main Entry: | eye for an eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | retaliation for a wrong |
Synonyms: |
avenging, getting even, measure for measure, payback, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, tit for tat, tooth for a tooth, vengeance, vindication |
| Main Entry: | measure for measure |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | equally |
Synonyms: |
amends, atonement, compensation, eye for an eye, indemnification, indemnity, lex talionis, meed, payback, quid pro quo, reciprocity, recompense, rectification, reparation, restitution, retaliation, tit for tat, tooth for a tooth |