Commentary for Arakhin 12:40
נערך מפני שדמיו קצובין האי כל חרם מאי עביד ליה
about to be executed wounded others, he is obliged to make reparation, but if others have wounded him, they are free [from reparation].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He is obliged to make reparation because until his moment of death he is presumed to have a mind, hence is responsible. But since he is about to be executed, his body as such is no more in its integrity, hence one who wounds him should be free from any obligation to make compensation payment. All these refer to someone about to be executed by the laws of Israel, i.e., after careful investigation and examination. One, however, sentenced to death by the heathen tyrants or other malefactors, might perhaps be ransomed, freed by persuasion or payment, hence his physical integrity may yet be said to be unimpaired.');"><sup>18</sup></span>
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