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Manslaughter

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Among the laws not presently binding in the West (under civil law of each country)[edit]

"IV.D.1.t, The laws relating to...compensation for manslaughter are all designed for a future state of society. These matters are usually covered by the civil law of each country."

(On behalf of? the Universal House of Justice, https://bahai-library.com/uhj_laws_not_binding )

To render to the family of the deceased one hundred mithqáls (approximately 364.167 grams or 11.653 troy ounces) of gold[edit]

" Should anyone unintentionally take another's life, it is incumbent upon him to render to the family of the deceased an indemnity of one hundred mithqáls of gold. Observe ye that which hath been enjoined upon you in this Tablet, and be not of those who overstep its limits."

(Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 188)

"In the case of manslaughter, it is necessary to pay a specified indemnity to the family of the deceased (see Kitáb-i-Aqdas, # 188)."

(Notes to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, no. 35)

See also[edit]

  • murder
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