Assessors
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assessors · court assessors · family councils · sabhāsad · sabhāsads · the learned men
in the texts
Bṛhaspati Smṛti
The panel of court officials who assist the king in judging, recording pleas, and admonishing witnesses.
For those who stand by their plea, the determination is made by the assessors;
They should be admonished by the assessors, who know the meaning of the treatises on *dharma*, with words of praise for truth and condemnation of falsehood.
When the defendant is brought at the same time, in the presence of the assessors, one should then have the reply written down, matching the words of the plaint.
Kātyāyana Smṛti
A body of learned, wealthy, truthful court members who assist in judgment and are held personally liable for unrighteous decisions.
should deliberate upon.
Whatever the person says in reply to this, the assessors along with the Brāhmaṇa.
The court assessors should not overlook a proceeding that has begun unrighteously.