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Article 231Insults

第二百三十一条(侮辱)

A person who insults another person in public, irrespective of whether the accusation alleges facts or not, the person is punished by imprisonment for 1 year or less or a fine of 300,000 yen or less, or by penal detention or a petty fine.

事実を摘示しなくても、公然と人を侮辱した者は、一年以下の拘禁刑若しくは三十万円以下の罰金又は拘留若しくは科料に処する。

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