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Practice question: Marriage between Offender and Offended Party

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does the subsequent marriage of an offender and a victim automatically extinguish every crime committed against that victim?
  1. Yes, including every property offense
  2. Yes, if a mayor attends
  3. Yes, without any statutory authority
  4. No; extinction depends on the particular statutory provision and its requirements
  5. Yes, even if the marriage is void

Legal references

  • Revised Penal Code Articles23 and344; RA8353 Article266-C: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8353_1997.html

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