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  2. 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.

  3. Coercion - Wikipedia

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    Coercion involves compelling a party to act in an involuntary manner through the use of threats, including threats to use force against that party. [1] [2] [need quotation to verify] [3] It involves a set of forceful actions which violate the free will of an individual in order to induce a desired response.

  4. Extortion - Wikipedia

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    Extortion is a common law crime in Scotland of using threat of harm to demand money, property or some advantage from another person. It does not matter whether the demand itself is legitimate (such as for money owed) as the crime can still be committed when illegitimate threats of harm are used.

  5. List of Philippine laws - Wikipedia

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    Forms of law Vested to Constituent Constitution and Amendments: Congress of the Philippines (convening as Constituent assembly) Elected delegates (convening as Constitutional Convention) People (through People's Initiative and constitutional ratification) [L 1] Legislative Statutes; Resolutions; Legal codes; Legislation and Ordinances (local ...

  6. Violence against women in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Violence against women in the Philippines includes different forms of gender-based violence. The term " violence against women " is "the word or concept (that) has been used in a broad, inclusive manner to encompass verbal abuse , intimidation, physical harassment, homicide , sexual assault , and rape ."

  7. U.S. stands with Philippines against coercion in South China ...

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    PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Reuters) -Washington will stand by the Philippines in the face of intimidation and coercion in the South China Sea, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday ...

  8. Involuntary treatment - Wikipedia

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    Szmukler and Appelbaum constructed a hierarchy of types of coercion in mental health care, ranging from persuasion to interpersonal leverage, inducements, threats and compulsory treatment. Here persuasion refers to argument through reason. Forms of coercion that do not use legal compulsion are referred to as informal coercion or leverage.

  9. List of Philippine legal terms - Wikipedia

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    See Revised Penal Code § Penalties. arresto menor: minor detention Spanish See Revised Penal Code § Penalties. B.P. [2] 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.