Commentary for Kiddushin 55:5
ההוא שמותי משמתינן ליה דתניא הקורא לחבירו עבד יהא בנידוי ממזר סופג את הארבעים רשע יורד עמו לחייו
But he indeed is placed under the ban! For it was taught: If one calls his neighbour 'slave',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Probably as a result of his liaison with a heathen bondmaid.');"><sup>7</sup></span> let him be placed under the ban; 'mamzer',.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Bastard; v. Glos.');"><sup>8</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The problem is that one who gratuitously calls another person a name such as “slave” or “mamzer” is punished (by being excommunicated, by being lashed, or by losing his livelihood). How then could we let someone call another person that in a court of law?
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