The Aztecs had strict laws and punished crimes with death, including murder, perjury, robbery, crop destruction, witchcraft, and public drunkenness for younger offenders. Elders could drink as much as they liked, with pulque being their favorite. Capital punishment could be carried out in various ways, and adultery was a capital offense. Sons of Aztec nobility could be sentenced to death for disrespect, cowardice, or wastefulness.
The Aztecs did not tolerate crime or misbehavior in their society. Numerous crimes were punishable by death in the Aztec legal system, including murder, perjury, robbery, crop destruction, witchcraft, and even public drunkenness, but only for younger offenders. Aztec elders could consume as much alcohol as they liked. The Aztecs’ favorite drink was pulque, a mildly alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey plant. In the Aztec language it was known as octli. The potency of the drink could be increased by adding certain roots and herbs.
Matters of life and death:
Capital punishment could be carried out in a number of ways, including hanging, stoning, beheading, disemboweling, burning, and quartering. Should the victim choose to pardon the perpetrator, the death sentence could be overturned and the perpetrator would become a slave to the victim’s family.
Adultery was also a capital offence. Men were punished for adultery only if they had intercourse with a married woman. Married women were considered guilty regardless of the circumstances.
Sons of Aztec nobility could be sentenced to death if they were disrespectful, cowardly, or wasteful.
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