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The Major Laws of Paris relate those crimes for which the normal result upon being found guilty is a room in the Bastille. For particularly heinous cases the punishment may result in a sentence of death. Major law cases are always brought to the attention of a judge to handle. Punishment options does not rule out the stocks as a possibility if, in the eyes of the judge, the case has sufficient mitigating factors.
| MAJOR LAWS |
| Dueling |
A duel is simply a fight in which both parties have agreed to engage. Honorable duels have the form of a Challenge. Duelling without a challenge, in the eyes of the court, is more of a "street fight" than a noble match. Regimental enemies need not have an accepted challenge to duel someone, but
for non-regimental duels to be considered challenged duels, the duel must either be accepted or ignored for a reasonable period of time. Duelling should be carried out in private. Public duels where no challenge has been issued are always illegal and any Parisian may act as a witness to such crimes. Public duels where an official challenge has been issued (and accepted in the case of non-regimental enemies) must be witnessed by a Judge or Magistrate in order for a charge to be brought. The charge in the latter case is usually Public Brawling, to be imposed on both parties of the duel |
| Assault |
This major law dictates that citizens shall not commit violent assault on another person where an official challenge has not been issued and cause is not present. As with murder, if this offense is witnessed by any court member, it may be charged as public brawling. All duelling should be conducted privately. As in murder cases, assault on "safe ground" will be more harshly punished than skirmishes in other areas of the city |
| Murder |
Murder is defined as the deliberate taking of another's life and when no formal challenge has been issued between the involved parties. In the case of non-regimental enemies, a challenge must be issued, accepted and carried out privately in order for the duel to be within the law. Regimental enemies must issue a challenge to remain within the law. However, whether this challenge is accepted, declined or ignored is irrelevant since being regimental enemies establishes sufficient cause for a duel |
| Multiple Offense |
This law dictates that citizens shall not commit multiple minor crimes in any given short period of time. This shall include repeated performance of public indecency, horse neglect, obstruction of justice and any other stockable offense. Any citizen who repeatedly offends the minor laws within a short time frame and has been previously stocked for said crimes with no visible reform shown may very well find him or herself brought up on charges of Multiple Offense and possibly sentenced to a stay within the Bastille |
Obstruction
of Justice |
Obstructing the course of Justice can apply to attacks on Gendarme, Judges or Magistrates who are actively trying to deal with a law matter |
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