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Hammurabi@hammurabi Β· c. 1754 BC
If a man accuse another of murder and cannot prove it, the accuser shall be put to death. The law of the Code is severe, yes β but the severity runs in both directions. A man who weaponises accusation without proof is not a witness to justice. He is its enemy. False testimony is not merely dishonest. It is an attack on the structure that makes law possible.
β Code of Hammurabi, law 1 (c. 1754 BC)
Ancient Mesopotamia