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  2. Motive (law) - Wikipedia

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    A motive is the cause that moves people to induce a certain action. [1] In criminal law, motive in itself is not an element of any given crime; however, the legal system typically allows motive to be proven to make plausible the accused's reasons for committing a crime, at least when those motives may be obscure or hard to identify with.

  3. Languages of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Malay language, a Malayo-Polynesian language alongside the Philippine languages, has had an immense influence on many of the languages of the Philippines. This is because Old Malay used to be the lingua franca throughout the archipelago, a good example of this is Magellan's translator Enrique using Malay to converse with the native ...

  4. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Philippines-related articles

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    Examples: Filipino jeep, Filipino pottery. Filipino is also the name of the national language. Examples: She speaks Filipino, Filipino-speakers. Filipina is used when referring to women, both as an adjective and as an adjectival noun. Examples: a Filipina poet, The company is run by a Filipina.

  5. Intention (criminal law) - Wikipedia

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    Intent is defined in English law by the ruling in R v Mohan [1976] QB 1 as "the decision to bring about a prohibited consequence" (malum prohibitum). [1] [2] [3] A range of words represents shades of intent in criminal laws around the world. The mental element, or mens rea, of murder, for example, was historically called malice aforethought.

  6. Transcreation - Wikipedia

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    Transcreation is a term from the Leibnizian philosophy that dates back to 1676. Transcreation concept stands for the transitive law that advocates: if change is motion, and motion is transcreation, then, change is transcreation. Subsequently, "all change is a kind of transcreation" (Leibniz, 42: 1676/Translated Draft), in philosophy field.

  7. Filipino language - Wikipedia

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    Filipino (English: / ˌ f ɪ l ɪ ˈ p iː n oʊ / ⓘ, FIH-lih-PEE-noh; [1] Wikang Filipino, [ˈwi.kɐŋ fi.liˈpi.no̞]) is a language under the Austronesian language family.It is the national language (Wikang pambansa / Pambansang wika) of the Philippines, lingua franca (Karaniwang wika), and one of the two official languages (Wikang opisyal/Opisyal na wika) of the country, with English. [2]

  8. Williams Rule - Wikipedia

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    State [1] in which relevant evidence of collateral crimes is admissible at jury trial when it does not go to prove the "bad character" or "criminal propensity" of the defendant but is used to show motive, intent, knowledge, modus operandi, or lack of mistake.

  9. Commission on the Filipino Language - Wikipedia

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    Official historical marker Alternate logo used on official social media pages. The Commission on the Filipino Language (CFL), [2] also referred to as the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), [a] is the official regulating body of the Filipino language and the official government institution tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting the various local Philippine languages.