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Criminal law刑事1 law

Penal Code

刑法（けいほう）

The Penal Code sets out where it applies, what punishments there are, the general rules on when an act is a crime and who answers for it, and the crimes themselves with their penalties.

Read the textWhere the Code appliesKinds of punishmentIntentSelf-defence

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301 articles29 defined terms

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599Ministry of Justice
468machine translation

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Criminal law刑事1 law

Penal Code