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  2. List of Philippine legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Moot—changed circumstances have rendered the case of intellectual interest only; no ruling will have a practical effect on the law or jurisprudence. Act: N/A: English When on its own, as in "Act No. 3326", a law passed by the defunct colonial-era Philippine Legislature. A.M. N/A: English

  3. Shall and will - Wikipedia

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    Thus shall is used with the meaning of obligation, and will with the meaning of desire or intention. An illustration of the supposed contrast between shall and will (when the prescriptive rule is adhered to) appeared in the 19th century, [11] and has been repeated in the 20th century [12] and in the 21st: [13] I shall drown; no one will save me!

  4. Philippine legal codes - Wikipedia

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    Codification is predominant in countries that adhere to the legal system of civil law. Spain, a civil law country, introduced the practice of codification in the Philippines, which it had colonized beginning in the late 16th century. Among the codes that Spain enforced in the Philippines were the Spanish Civil Code and the Penal Code.

  5. Civil Code of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    This the Civil Code itself notably recognises in saying that "[j]udicial decisions applying or interpreting the laws or the Constitution shall form a part of the legal system of the Philippines" (Article 8, Civil Code), a recognition of the eminent role now played by precedents in Philippine law.

  6. Philippine English vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    It has been made illegal in the Philippines in 1907 under American rule. In the 21st century, it is still played illegally in secret in China (and the Philippines) under the informal economy of both countries, but government-run lotteries are used to regulate and compete against the illegal private practice. Kilig [5] — Romantic thrill. From ...

  7. Title (property) - Wikipedia

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    For example: When a person having legal title to property dies, heirs at law or beneficiaries per the last will, automatically receive an equitable interest in the property. When an executor or administrator qualifies, that person acquires the legal title, subject to divestment when the estate has been administered so as to allow for the lawful ...

  8. List of Philippine laws - Wikipedia

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    Renaming the Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines into the Design Center of the Philippines 2013-05-15: 10558: Increasing Plantilla Positions for the West Visayas State University and West Visayas State University Medical Center 2013-05-17: 10559: Renaming a Provincial Office of the PNP 2013-05-17: 10560

  9. Talk:Shall and will - Wikipedia

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    Clearly this is an exceptional case where shall is better. --Sluggoster 09:31, 5 November 2007 (UTC) As for shall vs should, my (northwestern US) ears prefer shall but the difference is very slight. Shall focuses on your magnimony, and you may already be half-standing when you say it.