Joe accused Tom of killing Sally, but Joe can't prove it. , Code 1: If anyone accuses another of murder, but cannot prove it, then the accuser shall be put to death., Joe stole from the church. , Code 6. If anyone steals from the temple or cour, he will be put to death. The person who received the stolen goods shall also be put to death., Sally broke into a house to steal Tom's gold. , Code 21. If anyone breaks into a house to steal, he will be put to death before that point of entry (the door/window/etc) and be buried there (in walls!)., Sally went to the tavern for a drink after working in the field. , Code 110. If a holy woman opens a tavern door or enters a tavern for a drink, she shall be burned to death., Tom was upset with his dad, so he hit him. , Code 195. If a son strikes his father, his hands shall be cut off. , Bill and Bob (a nobleman) and got in a fight. Tom's sword went into Bob's eye.  , Code 196. If a mon put the eye of a nobleman, his eye shall be put out. (An eye for an eye), Jeff and Greg got in a fight and Greg knocked Jeff's teeth out. , Code 200: If a man knocks out the teeth of his equal, his teeth shall be knocked out. Tooth for a tooth), Dr. Fred was unable to save Sally's life. , Code 219. If a physician performs an operation and kills someone or cuts out his eye, the doctor's hands shall be cut off. , Greg built Tom's house, but it fell and killed Tom. , Code 229. If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls and kills its owner, the builder shall be put to death., Ben didn't want to be a slave anymore. , Code 282. If a slave says to his master, "You are not my master," if they convict him, his master shall cut off his ear. .

M2L2.b Hammurabi's Code

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