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. What principle was the basis for many of the laws in Hammurabi’s code?

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Answer: The great Code of Hammurabi is often said to have been based on the principle of “an eye for an eye.

Explanation: The Hammurabi code of laws, a collection of 282 rules, established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice. Hammurabi's Code was carved onto a massive, finger-shaped black stone stele (pillar) that was looted by invaders and finally rediscovered in 1901.

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The answer is “eye for an eye”

The simple meaning of that principle is that the punishment should fit the crime
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