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Article 712Capacity for Liability

第七百十二条(責任能力)

If a minor has inflicted damage on another person but did not have sufficient intellectual capacity to appreciate their own liability for that act, that minor is not liable to compensate for that act.

未成年者は、他人に損害を加えた場合において、自己の行為の責任を弁識するに足りる知能を備えていなかったときは、その行為について賠償の責任を負わない。

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