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What influence does social class have on the punishments for the crimes in the code?

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Basically, the lower the class rank, the heavier (or more harsh) the punishment will be. So, if both a noble and a commoner commit the same crime, the commoner will receive the harsher punishment since the noble person is (obviously) of nobility.
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