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Definition of Terms
Abduction - the taking away of a woman from her house or the place
where she may be for the purpose of carrying her to another place
with the intent to marry or to corrupt her.
Related: Full Reference Material in Criminal Law
Forcible abduction - If a woman is transported from one place
to another by virtue of restraining her of her liberty, and that
act is coupled with lewd designs.
Serious illegal detention - If a woman is transported just to
restrain her of her liberty. There is no lewd design or lewd intent.
Grave coercion - If a woman is carried away just to break her
will, to compel her to agree to the demand or request by the
offender.
Special complex crime of Kidnapping with Murder - When the victim
dies or is killed as a consequence of the detention.
Abortion By A Physician Or Midwife And Dispensing Of Abortives punishes a pharmacist who merely dispenses with an abortive without the proper
prescription of a physician. If pharmacist knew that the abortive would
be use for abortion, she would be liable as an accomplice in the crime
of abortion.
Acts Of Lasciviousness - Committed under circumstances w/c, had there
been carnal knowledge, would amount to rape. Offended party is a
female or male.
Adherence intellectually or emotionally favors the enemy and harbors
sympathies or convictions disloyal to his countrys policy or interest.
Agent Of Person In Authority any person who, by direct provision of
law or by election or by appointment by competent authority, is charged
with the maintenance of public order and the protection and security
of life and property.
Aid or Comfort act w/c strengthens or tends to strengthen the enemy
of the government in the conduct of war against the government, or an
act w/c weakens or tends to weaken the power of the government or
the country to resist or to attack the enemies of the govt or country.
good customs. They are committed publicly and thus, give rise to
public scandal to persons who have accidentally witnessed the acts.
Illegal Detention - Committed by a Committed by private individual
public officer or who unlawfully employee who deprives a person
detains a person of his liberty.
Illegal Exactions - This can only be committed principally
by a public officer whose official duty is to collect taxes, license
fees, import duties and other dues payable to the government.
Mere demand of a larger or different amount is sufficient to consummate
the crime. The essence is the improper collection (damage to government
is not required)
Illegal marriage - Illegal marriage includes also such other marriages
which are performed without complying with the requirements of law, or
marriages where the consent of the other is vitiated, or such marriage
which was solemnized by one who is not authorized to solemnize the same.
Imprudence - Failure in precaution.
Incriminating Innocent Person - act of planting evidence and the like
in order to incriminate an innocent person.
Inducing A Minor To Abandon His Home - What constitutes the crime is
the act of inducing a minor to abandon his home of his guardian, and
it is not necessary that the minor actually abandons the home.
Infanticide - the victim is younger than three days or 72 hours old;
can be committed by a stranger. If a stranger who conspires with parent,
both commit the crime of infanticide.
In Flight From the moment all exterior doors are closed following
embarkation until the same doors are again opened for disembarkation.
Insurrection - more commonly employed in reference to a movement which
seeks merely to effect some change of minor importance, or to prevent
the exercise of governmental authority with respect to particular
matters or subjects.
Interlocutory Order - one issued by the court deciding a collateral
or incidental matter; it is not a final determination of the issues
of the action or proceeding.
Intriguing Against Honor - is referred to as gossiping: the offender,
without ascertaining the truth of a defamatory utterance, repeats the
same and pass it on to another, to the damage of the offended party.
to identify the services of one person and distinguish them from the
services of others and includes without limitation the marks, names,
symbols, titles, designations, slogans, character names, and distinctive
features of radio or other advertising.
Slavery - This is committed if anyone shall purchase, kidnap, or
detain a human being for the purpose of enslaving him.
Trade-Name Or Trade-Mark is a word or words, name, title, symbol,
emblem, sign or device, or any combination thereof used as an
advertisement, sign, label, poster, or otherwise, for the purpose of
enabling the public to distinguish the business of the person who
owns and uses said trade-name or trade-mark.
Treason breach of allegiance to the government by a person who owes
allegiance to it. The levying of war against the government would
constitute treason when performed to aid the enemy.
Tumultuous - caused by more than 3 persons who are armed or provided with
means of violence.
Unfair Competition - consists in employing deception or any other means
contrary to good faith by which any person shall pass off the goods
manufactured by him or in which he deals, or his business, or services
for those of the one having established goodwill, or committing any acts
calculated to produce such result.
Unintentional Abortion - requires physical violence inflicted deliberately
and voluntarily by a third person upon the pregnant woman. If the pregnant
woman aborted because of intimidation, the crime committed is not
unintentional abortion because there is no violence; the crime committed
is light threats.
Unlawful Arrest - This felony consists in making an arrest or detention
without legal or reasonable ground for the purpose of delivering the
offended party to the proper authorities.
Vagrants - Those who have no apparent means of subsistence and who have
the physical ability to work yet neglect to apply themselves to some
useful calling.