Compensation for Humiliation Based on the Number of Witnesses
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Question
Does the principle 'everything depends on the humiliator and the humiliated' also include a calculation of how many people witnessed the humiliation?
Answer
Hello,
No distinction is found in the words of the poskim regarding the number of witnesses.
It seems that the reason is that the sight of people is considered verbal humiliation, which does not carry a payment obligation.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat, Siman 420.
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