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Legal Process and the Meanings of Justice (Dreptate) in Eighteenth Century Romania

“…"Le bon usage de l'arbitre [Good judgement]" will make dreptate become "non seulement plus équitable mais aussi plus humaine [not only more equitable but also more humane]." 70 Applying the legislation would have been quite difficult, given the cruel nature of many punishments. The judges preferred less severe punishments and promoted the principle of compositio homicidii, in other words, the re-establishment of order, an agreement between the parties, and the expiation of guilt through reparation.…”