Commentary for Shevuot 65:9

אליבא דר' אלעזר בר"ש לא תיבעי לך דאמר יבואו עדים ויעידו

[AND THEY DENY KNOWLEDGE OF TESTIMONY] THEY ARE LIABLE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For they thereby deprive the claimant of his money. xbe iunn');">¹³</span> <big><b>GEMARA: </b></big>It was debated: If he adjures witnesses in [a case where] a fine [is imposed],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g., for seducing a maid, for which he pays 50 shekels; Deut. XXII, 29. This is a fine () in contradistinction to a real liability () . Any payment that does not correspond to the amount of damage caused is considered a fine.');">¹⁴</span>

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