Commentary for Sanhedrin 69:12

א"ל ר"ל לר' יוחנן ותהא קבורת מת מצוה דוחה שבת מק"ו ומה עבודה שדוחה שבת קבורת מת מצוה דוחה אותה מולאחותו

Or again, if they try him on the eve of the Sabbath, and pronounce judgment on the Sabbath, and execute him on that day,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Execution must be carried out on the same day as the pronouncement of the verdict. ');">²²</span> but execution cannot supersede the Sabbath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Killing is one of the labours forbidden on the Sabbath, even when it takes the form of judicial execution. ');">²³</span>

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