Główszczyzna () in
Polish tradition was a name for a fine, paid by a killer or his family to the family of his/her victim. The name is derived from , meaning head.
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Blood money
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Diyya
''Diya'' (; : ''diyāt'', ) in Islamic law, is the financial compensation paid to the victim or heirs of a victim in the cases of murder, bodily harm or property damage by mistake. It is an alternative punishment to '' qisas'' (equal retaliation) ...
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Ericfine
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Galanas
''Galanas'' in Welsh law was a payment made by a Kin punishment, killer and his family to the family of his or her victim. It is similar to éraic in Ireland and the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon weregild.
Definition
The details of galanas were lai ...
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Weregild
Weregild (also spelled wergild, wergeld (in archaic/historical usage of English), weregeld, etc.), also known as man price ( blood money), was a precept in some historical legal codes whereby a monetary value was established for a person's life, ...
Culture of Poland
Crime in Poland
Compensation for victims of crime
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