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subject. 10. About a decision regarding a judge who explained a doubtful opinion as a certainty, and that which is certain as a doubtful decision, and would make an undecided matter decided. II. About the opinion as to certainty and that as to doubtfulness, making a decision, and whatever is on the same subject.
12. About the business of commissioned judges, from him who is lowest to him who is highest, one above the other one. 13. Decisions about adjudication; that which is legal when two judges are together, that which is legal with either one judge or two judges together, and whatever is on the same subject. 14. About the statements of a decision regarding interpretations (pàdo-khânâno), and whatever is on the same subject. 15. About the proportion of the time of judges for decision, that for summoning witnesses to the judges, and that for the proceedings (sakisno). 16. About the judge who is doubly satisfied ?, and him who is not doubly satisfied; also the time from a judge's not being doubly satisfied till his being doubly satisfied. 17. About a judge of four customs, and his decision thereon ; one who knows the decree and would act to effect it, and one who knows it and would not act. 18. About the supremacy of a judge as to adjudication so far as there is a false decision therein ; how it is when he is at a distance (pavan håsar), and how it is when he is on the spot; he who is at a
* Pahl. på do-kban = Pers. pât'hvân.
* Paz. vayozust, Av. vay ôzustó=dva yozustó. Farh. Oîm, p. 43, 11. 10-12, bas 'the Vayozust, who is a judge, explains this, so that the petitioner who is doubtful is a hearer of certainty; it is, as one says, deliberately weighed!'
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