If any one bring an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if it be a capital offense charged, be put to death.
–Hammurabi’s Code
How did this law protect the citizens of the Babylonian Empire?
[A] - The law punishes all people who bring an accusation.
[B] - The law provides for a jury from the same social class.
[C] - The law punishes people for crimes they are accused of committing.
[D] - The law discourages people from wrongly accusing someone of a crime.
