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Deodands put a price on objects that caused death

115 points · 42 comments · samizdis

  1. tzs · · focus · HN ↗
    Medieval law often just seem weird by modern standards.

    Another good example of medieval weirdness is animal trials [1].

    [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Animal_trial" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Animal_trial

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