Midrash for Sanhedrin 54:2
א"ל מאי דעתיך כר' מאיר רבי מאיר ורבי יוסי הלכה כרבי יוסי ורבי יוסי האמר הוזם בדיני ממונות כשר לדיני נפשות
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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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