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Vinayapiṭaka · Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga (1) · Vol. 1 · Section 550

[550] "A legal issue" (adhikaraṇa) means: there are four legal issues — a legal issue arising from a dispute (vivādādhikaraṇa), a legal issue arising from an accusation (anuvādādhikaraṇa), a legal issue arising from an offense (āpattādhikaraṇa), and a legal issue arising from a duty (kiccādhikaraṇa).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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