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derer’s hand, it is permitted to hand him over, as it is if they
will imprison him for life. See also the Pischei Teshuvah
(Yoreh Deah 228:12), regarding the Yaavetz’s comments.
3. The above license for the physician to hand a murderer
over to the authorities is valid only if the physician was an
eyewitness to the murder but not if his knowledge is based
on judgment and speculation.3
3. The topic of ruling on the basis of assessment is discussed at length earlier, in
siman 64.
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