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279:Jain law
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1068:Caselaw
985:Prisons
762:Gratian
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712:Treason
636:History
418:Tax law
350:Statute
268:Halakha
176:Judaism
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939:Courts
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717:Rights
391:Treaty
293:Sharia
56:Portal
1329:Notes
1189:Other
877:Lists
866:Moses
297:Islam
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286:, in
195:kanon
174:, in
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46:Lists
178:and
1490:Law
107:Law
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