Dēmos · Classical Athenian Democracy · a Stoa Publication
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S.C. Todd, selections by Michael de Brauw, edition of March 16, 2003
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(dike) pseudomarturion · Lit. “(prosecution concerning) false witness”: a private indictment against a martus (“witness”). This is by its nature a secondary action, brought against a man who has been a witness in previous legal proceedings, and charging him with having given a false or illegal testimony.
Greek: δίκη ψευδομαρτυριῶν.
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