Midrash for Sanhedrin 54:11
א"ר יוסי זו משנת רבי עקיבא אבל משנה ראשונה דודו ובן דודו וכל הראוי ליורשו וכל הקרוב לו באותה שעה
FURTHER, A FRIEND OR AN ENEMY [IS INELIGIBLE]. BY 'FRIEND' ONE'SGROOMSMAN<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Best man' at marriage. Generally an intimate friend of one's youth, v. B.B. (Sonc. ed.) p. 618, n. 10. ');"><sup>23</sup></span>
Sifrei Devarim
From (Devarim 24:16) "Fathers shall not be put to death by cause of sons, and sons shall not be put to death by cause of fathers," we learn that they (i.e., kin) do not testify against each other. We hereby infer (that to secure testimony against an inciter to idolatry) witnesses are sequestered against him.
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