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How were punishments different between people under Hammurabi's Code ?

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Answer: It called for different punishments based on the class of the lawbreaker and the victim of the crime. In the Code, punishments often fit the crime by demanding and “eye for and eye” or a “tooth for a tooth”. The following are three of the 282 laws in the Code of Hammurabi.

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