[Avodah] halachic attitude to the convicted

[Zev Sero]

Rich, Joel wrote:
> 
>> But that requires a determination that the person actually does pose
>> such a threat, not merely that he has been convicted of a crime which
>> has been put into a category of "crimes that affect public safety".
>> Labels don't change reality.
 
> Actually, depending on one's understanding of DMD, I would say they do
> - i.e. if the King decides it is, it may well be.

What conceivable translation of the word "dina" would yield such a result?

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