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September 21, 1972- Marcos declared Martial Law; Proc. No. 1081
Archipelago- sea or part of a sea studded with islands, large group of islands in an extensive
body of water such as sea.
Territorial Sea- part of sea extending 12 nautical miles, from the low watermark. Also called the
“marginal sea”, the “marginal belt”, or the “marine belt”.
Seabed- the land that holds the sea, lying beyond the seashore, including mineral and natural
resources.
Republican Government- democratic government by representatives chosen by the people at
large.
Sovereignty- supreme authority to govern.
International Law- body of rules and principles which governs the relations of nations and their
respective peoples in their intercourse with one another.
Ecology- branch of science that deals with the study of interrelationships of living things.
Bill of Rights- declaration and enumeration of a person’s rights and privileges which the
constitution is design to protect.
Life- as protected by due process of law, means something more than mere animal existence.
Liberty- as protected by due process of law, denotes not merely freedom from physical
restraint.
Property- as protected by due process of law, may refer to the thing itself or to the rightover a
thing.
Search warrant- order in writing, issued in the name of the people of the Philippines signed by a
judged and directed to a peace officer.
Probable Cause- meant such facts and circumstances antecedent to the issuance of a warrant
sufficient to prudent and conscious judge to rely on them.
Right of privacy- right to be left alone
Liberty and Abode- right of a person to have his home in whatever place chosen by him and
thereafter to change it at will.
Eminent Domain- right or power of state or of those to whom the power has lawfully delegate
to take private property for public use.
Executive Order- acts of the president providing for rules of general or permanent character in
implementation or execution of constitutional or statutory powers.
Bail- security required by a court given for the provisional or temporary release of a person who
is in the custody of the law.
Debt- intended to be covered by the constitutional guarantee.
Poll tax- personal compilation tax, tax of a fixed amount imposed on individuals residing within
the specified territory.
Ramon D. Magsaysay- 7th president of the Republic of the Philippines.
Slander- Spoken untruthful information or character assassination.
Practicing Lawyer or Trial Lawyer- Member of Philippine bar who affair for and in behalf of
parties in parts of law practice judicial agency.
Police Power- Promote public safety, public health, public morals
Abode- Refers to a place domicile where person established its residence.
International Law- it refers the body of rules and principle which govern the relation of nation
and their respective people in their intercourse with one another.
Procedural Due Process/ Process of Law- Legal maxim which fears before it condems render
judgement of after trial
National Affairs- from of government in which powers of government are divided into two
organs.
Polyandry- when a woman who’s married more than one husband at a time.
Aristocracy- exercised by the few privilege class
Juridical Person- artificial entity through which the law allows group to act as if it were single
composite individuals.
Tax- Enforced proportional contribution from person and property by longing body of the state
by means of its sovereignty from the support of the government and all public hits.
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