Tribes had laws {tribal law}.
court
Chiefs presided over tribal courts. Chiefs gained right to prevent lawbreaking. Courts gained authority to impose banishment or outlawry on offending persons, to prevent further offenses. Trials by battle or ordeal began, trusting gods to judge high oaths. Courts arose to determine damages injured persons received from offending persons.
crime
For murder, slain person's kinsmen try to punish offender themselves. In tribal societies, injured person's relatives avenged wrong done to persons.
marriage
In tribal societies, marriage was by duel, capture, or purchase.
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