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Kritarchy

 
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n. (krī"tärk*)

[Gr. krith`s judge + 'archh` beginning, government.]
The rule of the judges over Israel.

Samson, Jephthah, Gideon, and other heroes of the kritarchy.
Southey.

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Kritarchy is a form of order springing from judgements made from principles of natural rights. It may have existed in Israel during the period of time described in the Book of Judges and exists in Somalia under the rule of Xeer law.[1]

A kritocracy should be contrasted with a kritarchy. Both are governments ruled by judges, but the difference lies in the manner of the judgment's conception. Judgments in a kritocracy are arrived at by the personal opinions of the judge, whereas judgments in a kritarchy are arrived at by judging whether a person's natural rights have been violated.

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