Question
Read the passage from Hammurabi’s Code.
If any one bring an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if it be a capital offense charged, be put to death.
–Hammurabi’s Code
How did this law protect the citizens of the Babylonian Empire?
The law punishes all people who bring an accusation.
The law provides for a jury from the same social class.
The law punishes people for crimes they are accused of committing.
The law discourages people from wrongly accusing someone of a crime.
If any one bring an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if it be a capital offense charged, be put to death.
–Hammurabi’s Code
How did this law protect the citizens of the Babylonian Empire?
The law punishes all people who bring an accusation.
The law provides for a jury from the same social class.
The law punishes people for crimes they are accused of committing.
The law discourages people from wrongly accusing someone of a crime.
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The correct interpretation of how this law protects the citizens of the Babylonian Empire is: **The law discourages people from wrongly accusing someone of a crime.**
This provision serves as a deterrent, as it imposes a severe consequence (death) for false accusations, particularly in the case of capital offenses. This aims to ensure that individuals are cautious and truthful when bringing accusations, thereby protecting innocent people from unjust punishment.
This provision serves as a deterrent, as it imposes a severe consequence (death) for false accusations, particularly in the case of capital offenses. This aims to ensure that individuals are cautious and truthful when bringing accusations, thereby protecting innocent people from unjust punishment.
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