The 315th prohibition is that we are forbidden from cursing a judge.
The source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement,1 "You shall not curse the judges."
One who transgresses this prohibition is punished with lashes.
Footnotes
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Ex. 22:27.
Rabbi Berel Bell is a well-known educator, author and lecturer. He and his family reside in Montreal, Canada.
From "Sefer Hamitzvot in English," published by Sichos in English.
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