Related%20passage for Sanhedrin 5:11

אלא איידי דקא בעי למיתנא תשלומי כפל ותשלומי ארבעה וחמשה דממון

CLAIMS FOR FULL OR HALF DAMAGES etc. Do not FULL DAMAGES come under the category of MAYHEM<a rel="footnote" href="#3a_9">⁹</a> [why then this specification]? — Since the Tanna had to state HALF DAMAGES he mentions, also FULL DAMAGES. But is not HALF DAMAGES also included in the same category? — The Tanna speaks of two classes of payment — <i>kenas</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e. a fine imposed upon the owner for not guarding his animal from causing damage, as distinct from damages in cases of mayhem, which are considered indemnity. ');">¹⁰</span> [fine] and indemnity. This opinion would be in accord with the Amora who considers HALF DAMAGES kenas, but how meet the difficulty according to the one who regards it as indemnity?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. B.K. 15a. ');">¹¹</span> — Since the Tanna had to state DOUBLE AND FOUR- OR FIVE-FOLD RESTITUTION, which is an indemnity

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