Motif
law as restraint on private revenge
law_as_restraint_on_private_revenge
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6672-6726 confidence: high
For bodily injuries, the passage says the Koran approves Mosaic retaliation; it explains this as a measure to prevent private revenge and notes that the punishment is generally converted into a fine paid to the injured party.
The passage says retaliation rules were allowed to prevent particular or private revenges among Arabians and Jews.
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