[Avodah] Two idle questions

[Rich, Joel]

2.  What happens when "hefker beis din hefker" contradicts "dina d'malchusa dina" (see the comments about property in the Fifth amendment to the constitution)?

David Riceman
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Depends on how you understand the power of hefker beit din hefker. According to some it flows from the melech in the same way dina dmalchuta does.
KT
Joel Rich

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