Commentary for Bava Metzia 39:4

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> מצא איגרות שום ואיגרות מזון שטרי חליצה ומיאונין (מתני' יבמות קז ב) ושטרי בירורין וכל מעשה ב"ד הרי זה יחזיר

OR REFUSAL,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H], the refusal of a fatherless girl, whose mother or brother gave her in marriage while still a minor, to accept the husband when she attains her majority. Her declaration before the Court that she does not desire the man as her husband sets her free, and the Court writes a document recording the refusal, which entitles her to marry another man. ');">¹⁰</span> DOCUMENTS OF BERURIN,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Relating to the selection of arbiters by contending parties, as explained in the Gemara below. ');">¹¹</span> OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT ISSUED BY A COURT OF LAW, ONE SHALL RETURN THEM.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' in such cases there is no reason to apprehend that the writers of the documents may have changed their minds before handing them over, as the Court of Law would not have executed them unless the transactions were completed. Nor is there any ground to question the validity of the documents in case they have been 'paid'. ');">¹²</span>

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