Motif
Sexual accusation requiring multiple witnesses
sexual_accusation_requiring_multiple_witnesses
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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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 6430-6505 confidence: medium
Four witnesses are required for a capital adultery conviction, and a false accuser of a reputable woman who cannot supply them receives fourscore stripes and loses future testimonial validity.
The passage requires four witnesses for capital adultery accusations and penalizes unsupported accusations.
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