Commentary for Makkot 13:9

סנהדרין ההורגת וכו': איבעיא להו אחת לשבעים שנה נקראת חבלנית או דלמא אורח ארעא היא תיקו:

A court that executes...etc.: They inquired, Is it [executing] once in seventy years that acquires then the name "killing court", or maybe that is the acceptable amount [and more than that is what gets the name]? Let [the question] stand.

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