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* ThereIsNoHigherCourt: In ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', Milady de Winter claims her convict's brand of a fleur-de-lis was done by the Duke of Buckingham to frame her as a criminal under French law for refusing his sexual advances (she was actually branded in France for theft). If the brand had been a British mark, she could have appealed it to any court in the land, but there is no appeal under French law.

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* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: ''Apoikis'' by [[Creator/KurdLasswitz Kurd Laßwitz]], 1882

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* AdoptionConflict: ''Literature/SilasMarner'' by Creator/GeorgeEliot, 1861. Long after the theft of his savings, Silas comes home to discover a young girl who broke in to get warm on a winter night. He adopts and raises Eppie, only finding out when she's grown that she's the love child of the wealthy Godfrey Cass. Silas and Godfrey agree to let Eppie choose whether to be adopted as Godfrey's heir. She chooses to remain with Silas, and Godfrey accepts her choice and then pays to renovate the Marners' house when her new husband Aaron moves in with her and Silas.
* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: ''Apoikis'' by [[Creator/KurdLasswitz Kurd Laßwitz]], Creator/KurdLasswitz, 1882

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* FantasticLegalWeirdness: In one of his articles, Creator/ThomasPaine (1737-1809) briefly wonders about the risen saints mentioned in [[Literature/TheBible the Gospel of Matthew]]: did they try to reclaim their property and spouses, or just go back into their graves after walking around Jerusalem? The Gospel [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse doesn't say]].

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