Laws §§ 1–5: Unsubstantiated Allegations

  • § 1 (summary) the punishment for a false murder charge is execution.
  • § 2 (summary) charges of witchcraft will be determined by means of whether the accused survives diving into a river. Survival determines whether the accuser or the accused gets the other's estate.
  • § 3 (summary) in capital cases, the punishment for being unable to prove an accusation is execution.
  • § 4 (summary) The punishment for unfounded allegations involving grain or silver cannot be avoided.
  • § 5 (summary) as a judge, punishment for changing a verdict after the fact is paying the losing party's damages times twelve and removal as a judge.

Citation

Dedović, B. "Unsubstantiated Allegations - eHammurabi." OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Oct. 2023, ehlaw.org/lch/law-groups/unsubstantiated-allegations. [Accessed 4 May. 2024]

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Dedović, B. (2023, October 10). Unsubstantiated Allegations - eHammurabi. OMNIKA Foundation. https://ehlaw.org/lch/law-groups/unsubstantiated-allegations

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Dedović, Boban. "Unsubstantiated Allegations - eHammurabi." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created October 10, 2023. Modified November 12, 2023. Accessed May 4, 2024. https://ehlaw.org/lch/law-groups/unsubstantiated-allegations.

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Bibliography

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library & Search Engine." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation, accessed November 14, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]

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