Makkot
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Makkot (Hebrew: מכות, lashes) is a book of the Mishnah and Talmud. It is the fifth volume of the book of Moed. Makkot deals primarily with laws of Jewish courts and the punishments which they may administer.
Included in its scope are the topics of:
- Conspirational Witnesses (edim zomemim)
- Exile to a "city of refuge"
- Court-administered lashes