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The original terms and conditions nobody reads but everyone's supposed to follow.
means The set of ten core laws, traditionally given to Moses on Mount Sinai, that form the ethical backbone of Judeo-Christian teaching.
from From Latin 'decem' (ten) and 'mandatum' (order, command) by way of Greek 'deka logoi' — literally 'ten words' or 'ten sayings,' which is still the term used in Hebrew (Aseret ha-Dibrot) and the root of the fancier English synonym 'Decalogue.' The biblical account in Exodus describes them as carved onto stone tablets, which is either the original hard copy or the original immutable contract, depending on how cynical you're feeling.
- actual count
- Jewish and Christian traditions number them differently
- two tablets
- likely a treaty format, not a split list
- most broken
- coveting your neighbor's stuff, probably
- legal cameo
- displayed in courthouses, debated in courts since