Commentary for Bava Kamma 181:6

איבעיא להו יש אומד לנזקין או אין אומד לנזקין

But if the defendant ran away even in the case where the capital matter has not yet been adjudicated, how would it be possible to deal with the pecuniary matter in the absence of the defendant? — It was only after the evidence of the witnesses had already been accepted that he ran away.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In which case though judgment could be passed regarding the pecuniary liability it is of no use to do so as the defendant when running away took all available funds with him. ');">⁵</span>

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