Hilchot Edut
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Hilchot Edut is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws governing witnesses and testimony in Jewish law.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal code
ⓘ
section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
NERFINISHED
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Moses Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Geonic rulings
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Mishnah NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical law ⓘ |
| componentOf | Maimonides’ codification of Jewish law ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
admissibility of testimony
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contradictory testimony ⓘ cross-examination of witnesses ⓘ disqualification of witnesses ⓘ false testimony ⓘ number of witnesses required ⓘ procedures of testimony ⓘ qualification of witnesses ⓘ retracting testimony ⓘ status of interested parties as witnesses ⓘ status of relatives as witnesses ⓘ testimony about crimes ⓘ testimony about debts ⓘ testimony about ownership ⓘ testimony about sighting the new moon ⓘ testimony in capital cases ⓘ testimony in marital law ⓘ testimony in monetary cases ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic code ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Arbaah Turim
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Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ later halakhic codes ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
Halakha
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ⓘ
Jewish law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInStructure | later books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Sefer Shoftim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeWritten |
Egypt
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Fustat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLawType | ritual and civil law of testimony ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Conservative Judaism
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Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ other halakhic communities ⓘ |
| subject |
laws of testimony
ⓘ
laws of witnesses ⓘ |
| timePeriodWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | rabbinic courts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deciding cases involving testimony
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determining witness eligibility ⓘ |
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