A person strikes a colleague with a blow worth less than a perutah. What is his legal consequence?
Halachah 3: Since no monetary payment can be exacted for such a blow, the negative commandment is not "given over to payment," so lashes apply instead.
Question 2
The injurer voluntarily admits he struck the victim (without witnesses present). For which assessments is he liable on the basis of his own admission?
Halachah 6: Without witnesses, admission covers shevet, ripui, and boshet (which are monetary and not k'nasot) but does not obligate nezeq and tza'ar on self-admission.
Question 3
The injurer pays all five assessments for the injuries he caused. Is he now fully atoned?
Halachah 9 states that even sacrificing all the rams of Nevayot cannot atone for bodily harm — only direct forgiveness from the victim achieves atonement.
Question 4
A person tells his colleague: "Tear my garment, and you are exempt." The colleague tears it. What is the outcome?
Halachah 11: For property damage, one may genuinely waive one's rights — saying "tear my garment and you are exempt" is a valid exemption. This does not apply to bodily harm.
Question 5
A person tells his colleague: "Break Shimon's utensil — you will be exempt." The colleague breaks it. Who is financially liable?
Halachah 13: The actor (the one who broke the utensil) is liable to pay. The one who gave the instruction is a moral partner in the sin but is not the one who makes the payment.