Name 2 lasting impacts Hammurabi's code has had on law.

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Name 2 lasting impacts Hammurabi's code has had on law.

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Armani Petersen · Answer 1

A doctor's fee for curing a severe wound would be 10 silver shekels for a gentleman, five shekels for a freedman and two shekels for a slave. Penalties for malpractice followed the same scheme: a doctor who killed a rich patient would have his hands cut off, while only financial restitution was required if the victim was a slave.