This is interesting. There is a correlate to legal realm called 'Confession' and 'Penance' - the former a sacrament (a judgement) and the latter the atonement (

This is interesting. There is a correlate to legal realm called 'Confession' and 'Penance' - the former a sacrament (a judgement) and the latter the atonement (a sentence) for the sin, in the religious context introduced - which I believe does play a role. The context I tried to speak to is for those who have these stories engrained as world view shaping, which begets how one even goes about finding the proper judgment and atonement.