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Read the passage from Hammurabi’s Code.

If any one bring an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if it be a capital offense charged, be put to death.

–Hammurabi’s Code
How did this law protect the citizens of the Babylonian Empire?

[A] - The law punishes all people who bring an accusation.
[B] - The law provides for a jury from the same social class.
[C] - The law punishes people for crimes they are accused of committing.
[D] - The law discourages people from wrongly accusing someone of a crime.

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Its D

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Answer:

It’s D

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I got it right hope this helps✨:)

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