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Article 190Destruction of Corpses

第百九十条(死体損壊等)

A person who damages, abandons or unlawfully possesses a corpse, the ashes or hair of a dead person, or an object placed in a coffin is punished by imprisonment for 3 years or less.

死体、遺骨、遺髪又は棺に納めてある物を損壊し、遺棄し、又は領得した者は、三年以下の拘禁刑に処する。

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