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In Europe in the Middle Ages, the "eye for an eye" philosophy of jus talionis included castration as punishment for adultery or rape.
Jones wrote, “The Lex Talionis, in all civil wars is, perhaps, though cruel, yet legal, and upon many occasion, perfectly justifiable.”
Lex Talionis The law of retaliation, providing that the punishment should be in the same kind as the crime: an eye for an eye.