Describe the Athenian justice system. A. Criminal casesB. Property casesC. Criminal and pumperty cases as well as the legality of lawsD. Criminal and property cases

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Mina Hatfield

31 January, 11:30

Describe the Athenian justice system. A. Criminal casesB. Property casesC. Criminal and pumperty cases as well as the legality of lawsD. Criminal and property cases

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Jeffrey Mcclure · Answer 1

C) Criminal and pumperty cases as well as the legality of laws

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In the Athenian justice system, the trials were, in general, a dialectic struggle between two people, the accuser and the accused, the better speech was who convinced the jury. The penalties they applied were: death sentence in case of murder; banishment and confiscation, in case of injuries. There were also cases of involuntary manslaughter, instigation of murder, and homicide in self-defense.