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10 questions linked to/from Is it a mitzva to escape the death penalty?
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Is it a sin to escape the death penalty?
If someone is sentenced to death by a Jewish court and is being held prisoner until the sentence can be carried out, if he escapes, is that a sin for him?
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Is one allowed to kill false witnesses to his own capital crime?
Reuven and Shimon conspire to execute Levi in Beis Din (court) for killing Yehuda by their testimony. There were no Eidei Hazama (counter-witnesses) who will expose Reuven and Shimon to be liable to ...
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Is it a mitzvah to escape the death penalty from a secular court?
This question addresses whether it is a mitzvah to attempt to escape the death penalty if it is imposed by a Jewish court. The answer to this question seemed to be that it is not a mitzvah to attempt ...
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Is it a mitzvah to save someone from execution by Beth Din?
I am wondering how the laws of pikuach nefesh might apply to a situation of mitath beth din. Would bystanders be obliged to save the condemned from his lawful execution? What about members of the beth ...
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Should someone who is falsely convicted by a relgious court attempt to avoid the death penalty?
This question discusses whether one may attempt to escape the death penalty imposed by a Beis Din for a capital offense. The answer to this question seemed to be that the person should not try to ...
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Theoretically, in a perfect environment, what would happen if a king would commit a capital crime?
The Mishna (according to the Gemara) says that kings of the house of Yehuda (basically, the good kings) and all kings before King Yannai would be judged, and the Radvaz writes that (in theory), a king ...
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Is a sotah woman considered a suicide?
If a woman drinks the sotah water and dies is her death considered a suicide since she would have known that drinking would kill her?
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Is there such a thing as judicial suicide for a capital crime?
In midaeval Japan, for example, everyone's lives are based on the possess of honor derived from adhering to a rigid moral code (bushido). Higher-ranking citizens, such as the samurai, would, if upon ...
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Is a rodef liable for defending himself?
If a rodef kills the person trying to kill him, is he chayav misa? Or is it similar to the case of the zealot where if he is killed in self-defense by his victim, the victim is not chayav?
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Turn yourself in for a capital offense?
This question assumes that one should accept his punishment after being convicted of a capital offense.
Should one turn himself in to (Jewish) authorities after committing an offense for which he ...
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