Quoting%20commentary for Bava Kamma 157:2
מאי קמ"ל אשמעינן רישא גנב ונתן לאחר וטבח דיש שליח לדבר עבירה אע"ג דבכל התורה כולה אין שליח לדבר עבירה הכא יש שליח לדבר עבירה
What is this meant to tell us? [Is not all this obvious?] — The new point lies in the opening clause: 'If he stole [a sheep or an ox] and gave it to another person who slaughtered it', [which implies] that in this case the law of agency has application even for a matter involving transgression.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For which cf. supra 71a, so that the principal will be liable to the fine for the act of slaughter committed by his agent. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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