Androlepsy
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Androlepsy, in ancient Greek law, was a custom in Athens that if a citizen was killed abroad, and the criminal was not delivered for punishment, it was held lawful to take three citizens of the offending community, and punish them for the homicide. This the Greeks called androlepsia, and the Romans clarigatio.
The word is formed of άνήρ, "man", and λαμβάνω, "I take".
Some authors also use androlepsia for reprisals.
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- This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
