"Do not put your hand together with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness"—Exodus 23:1.
It is forbidden for a judge to accept testimony from an evil person – e.g., a robber or a desperado – and to issue a verdict based on that testimony.
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Daily Mitzvah
Day 325: Negative Commandment 286
Negative Commandment 286 (Digest)
Accepting Testimony from a Wicked Person
Translation of (the unabridged text of) Sefer Hamitzvot by Rabbi Berel Bell, member of the Rabbinical Court of Montreal and director of Teacher Training for the Jewish Learning Institute.
From "Sefer Hamitzvot in English," published by Sichos in English.
From "Sefer Hamitzvot in English," published by Sichos in English.
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