Nezikin

Nezikin ( Neziqin, "Damages") or Seder Nezikin (, "The Order of Damages") is the fourth Order of the Mishna (also the Tosefta and Talmud). It deals largely with Jewish criminal and civil law and the Jewish court system.

Nezikin contains ten volumes (or "tractates"): Bava Kamma (, First Gate) deals with civil matters, largely damages and compensation. 10 chapters. (See also Shomer) Bava Metzia (, Middle Gate) deals with civil matters, largely torts and property law. 10 chapters. Bava Batra (, Last Gate) deals with civil matters, largely land ownership. 10 chapters. Sanhedrin (, The Sanhedrin) deals with the rules of court proceedings in the Sanhedrin, the death penalty, and other criminal matters. 11 chapters. Makkot (, Lashes) deals with colluding witnesses, cities of refuge and the punishment of lashes. 3 chapters. '''''Shevu'ot''' (, Oaths) deals with the various types of oaths and their consequences. 8 chapters. Eduyot (, Testimonies) presents case studies of legal disputes in Mishnaic times and the miscellaneous testimonies that illustrate various Sages and principles of halakha. 8 chapters. Avodah Zarah (, Foreign worship) deals with the laws of interactions between Jews and Gentiles and/or idolaters (from a Jewish perspective). 5 chapters. Avot (, Fathers'') is a collection of the Sages' favourite ethical maxims. 6 chapters. Horayot (, Decisions) deals with the communal sin-offering brought for major errors by the Sanhedrin. 3 chapters.