ف َقُلتُ لَهُمْ إنَّهُ لَيسَ مِنْ عادَةِ الرُّومانِ أنْ يُسَلِّمُوا شَخْصاً قَبلَ أنْ تَتِمَّ المُواجَهَةُ بَينَ المُشتَكَى عَلَيهِ وَالمُشتَكينَ. وَيَنبَغِي أنْ يُعطَى المُشتَكَى عَلَيهِ فُرصَةً لِلدِّفاعِ عَنْ نَفسِهِ ضِدَّ التُّهمَةِ المُوَجَّهَةِ إلَيهِ.
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
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