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Questions tagged [choshen-mishpat-civil-law]

Questions about the Jewish Code of monetary and civil law.

Choshen Mishpat is the Hebrew for "Breastplate of Judgement". The term is associated with one of the four sections of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of halakha (Jewish law), Arba'ah Turim. This section treats aspects of Jewish law pertinent to finance, torts, legal procedure and loans and interest in Judaism.

- "Choshen Mishpat," Wikipedia

There is a significant overlap between and , but each contains questions that the other doesn't. For example, questions about currency would generally not be tagged , and questions about property damage would generally not be tagged .

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Can I keep the smuggled diamonds as an award?

Inspired by Diamonds in the coffee (and highly related): I've always got a kick out of the supposed story (I have not been able to confirm it's true, but it's definitely plausible): Reuven gives Shimon a coffee jar to take to Israel. Shimon…
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Is Telemarketing Prohibited by Jewish Law?

I understand that it may be prohibited due to the laws of "Dina D'malchusa Dina," (when and if) American law prohibits it. However, that reason aside, is there any Judaism based reason to prohibit it?
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Onaah and the Black Market

The issur of onaah applies when one charges more than an additional sixth of the market price. Does one have to take into account competition with black market prices (where goods in this case are much cheaper) when pricing a product?
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Using a Stamp from an RSVP Card

Many invitations come with return card envelopes that are already affixed with proper postage. Suppose, the recipient of such a card has no intention of replying (or decides to reply by some other means). Is s/he then allowed to use that unused…
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Why can't a Jew be the agent of a non Jew

I was told in an answer to one of my questions that in Shulchan Aruch Hoshen Mishpat 188:1) it says Jew cannot be the agent of a non Jew and I saw it again in this schul handout below. What is the scope of this invalidity (I.e. Not an agent for…
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May one bill two clients for the same hour

If Reuven is paying Levi an amount per hour to do a task and Reuven already began doing it but he needs to wait for a computer to process and it'll take an hour or two to complete. May Levi do work for Shimon and charge Shimon for the same hour(s)…
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Amazon driver left my package at the wrong address, can I retrieve it?

Amazon delivered my order to my Jewish neighbor's front porch. Until the item is on my property Amazon still owes me that item. A person's property can be used for a kinyan. What are the limits of this rule? Is it possible for the item to halachicly…
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What ages could a "rebellious son" be?

Deuteronomy 21 gives a rule regarding rebellious sons. When a man has a wayward, rebellious son, who does not obey his father and mother, they shall have him flogged. If he still does not listen to them, then his father and mother must grasp him…
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