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How are laws today different from the Code of Hammurabi?

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A major difference between the Code of Hammurabi and most modern laws is that the punishment for a crime depends on the victim's social status and gender, with more severe punishments for injuring a man, free person, or noble than injuring a woman, slave, or poor person, although the laws do include an obligation of
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