Laws of Witnesses

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hilchot_Edut
gptkbp:appliesTo civil cases
criminal cases
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Talmud
gptkb:Deuteronomy_19:15
gptkb:Exodus_23:1
gptkb:Numbers_35:30
gptkbp:category Jewish legal procedure
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:Mishneh_Torah
gptkb:Shulchan_Aruch
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:Maimonides
gptkb:Talmud
gptkb:Joseph_Karo
Talmudic sages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laws of Witnesses
gptkbp:minimumNumberOfWitnesses two
gptkbp:partOf Halacha
gptkbp:prohibits criminals as witnesses
interested parties as witnesses
minors as witnesses
relatives as witnesses
women as witnesses (in most cases)
gptkbp:purpose ensure fairness in legal proceedings
prevent false testimony
gptkbp:regulates admissibility of testimony
disqualification of witnesses
number of witnesses required
qualifications of witnesses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mishneh_Torah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5