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  2. List of Philippine legal terms - Wikipedia

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    nationwide law Tagalog Abbreviation for Batas Pambansa, the name for laws passed by the defunct unicameral Batasang Pambansa. C.A. N/A: English Abbreviation for either Commonwealth Act and Court of Appeals, depending on context. destierro: exile Spanish See Revised Penal Code § Penalties. eCourt N/A: English

  3. Jury nullification - Wikipedia

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    [72] [73] The Maryland State Constitution, Declaration of Rights, states that "in the trial of all criminal cases, the Jury shall be the Judges of Law, as well as of fact, except that the Court may pass upon the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction." Nevertheless, the Maryland Courts jury service brochure states that "it is your ...

  4. Philippine legal codes - Wikipedia

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    Thus, while the Civil Code seeks to govern all aspects of private law in the Philippines, a Republic Act such as Republic Act No. 9048 would concern itself with a more limited field, as in that case, the correction of entries in the civil registry. Still, the amendment of Philippine legal codes is accomplished through the passage of Republic Acts.

  5. Civil Code of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Code of the Philippines is the product of the codification of private law in the Philippines. It is the general law that governs family and property relations in the Philippines. It was enacted in 1950, and remains in force to date with some significant amendments .

  6. Circumstantial evidence - Wikipedia

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    An explanation involving circumstantial evidence becomes more likely once alternative explanations have been ruled out. Circumstantial evidence allows a trier of fact to infer that a fact exists. [1] In criminal law, the inference is made by the trier of fact to support the truth of an assertion (of guilt or absence of guilt).

  7. Revised Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    First enacted in 1930, it remains in effect today, despite several amendments thereto. It does not comprise a comprehensive compendium of all Philippine penal laws. The Revised Penal Code itself was enacted as Act No. 3815, and some Philippine criminal laws have been enacted outside of the Revised Penal Code as separate Republic Acts.

  8. Digital evidence - Wikipedia

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    In evidence law, digital evidence or electronic evidence is any probative information stored or transmitted in digital form that a party to a court case may use at trial. [1] Before accepting digital evidence a court will determine if the evidence is relevant, whether it is authentic, if it is hearsay and whether a copy is acceptable or the ...

  9. Corroborating evidence - Wikipedia

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    There can also be corroborating evidence related to a certain source, such as what makes an author think a certain way due to the evidence that was supplied by witnesses or objects. [ 1 ] Another type of corroborating evidence comes from using the Baconian method , i.e., the method of agreement , method of difference , and method of concomitant ...