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Law of Singapore

Index Law of Singapore

The legal system of Singapore is based on the English common law system. [1]

110 relations: Adat, Administrative law in Singapore, Anal sex, Appellate court, Appellate jurisdiction, Assizes, Attorney-General of Singapore, Bengal, Bengal Presidency, Bengkulu, British Bencoolen, British Military Administration (Malaya), British Overseas Territories, Caning in Singapore, Capital punishment, Capital punishment in Singapore, Case law, Cession, Chewing gum ban in Singapore, Chief Justice, Civil law (common law), Common law, Commonwealth of Nations, Constitution of Malaysia, Constitution of Singapore, Contract, Corporal punishment, Corporate law, Court of Appeal of Singapore, Court of Requests, Criminal law of Singapore, Custom (law), East India Company, English law, Equity (law), Family law of Singapore, Federated Malay States, Federation of Malaya, Fort William, India, Governor-General of India, High Court (Singapore), J. B. Jeyaretnam, James Loch, Japanese occupation of Singapore, Jaywalking, John Crawfurd, John Thomas Claridge, Johor Sultanate, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Judicial system of Singapore, ..., Jurisdiction, Law enforcement in Singapore, Law of Australia, Law of Canada, Law of India, Lawyers in Singapore, Legislation, Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, Letters patent, Lex mercatoria, LexisNexis, List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1958, List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1963, Litter, Magistrate, Malacca Sultanate, Malayan Union, Malays (ethnic group), Malaysia, Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore), National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, Netherlands, Oral sex, Original jurisdiction, Parliament of Singapore, Penal Code (Singapore), Penang, Plenary power, Pornography, Precedent, President of Singapore, Primary and secondary legislation, Property law, Puisne judge, Recorder (judge), Repeal, Republic, Robert Fullerton, Routledge, Secretary of State for India, Section 377A of the Penal Code (Singapore), Singapore, Singapore Academy of Law, South East Asia Command, Stamford Raffles, Statute, Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, Statutory declaration, Statutory law, Straits Settlements, Sultan of Johor, Supreme Allied Commander, Supreme court, Supreme Court of Singapore, Temenggung, The Guardian, Tort, Vandalism Act, World War II, Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Expand index (60 more) »

Adat

Adat (Jawi: عادت) is the generic term derived from Arabic language for describing a variety of local customary practices and tradition as observed by Muslim communities in North Caucasus, Central Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Administrative law in Singapore

Administrative law in Singapore is a branch of public law that is concerned with the control of governmental powers as exercised through its various administrative agencies.

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Anal sex

Anal sex or anal intercourse is generally the insertion and thrusting of the erect penis into a person's anus, or anus and rectum, for sexual pleasure.

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Appellate court

An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court, court of appeals (American English), appeal court (British English), court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

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Appellate jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction is the power of a higher court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts.

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Assizes

The courts of assize, or assizes, were periodic courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court.

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Attorney-General of Singapore

The Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore (AG) is the legal adviser to the Government of Singapore and the Public Prosecutor (PP).

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Bengal

Bengal (Bānglā/Bôngô /) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in Asia, which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal.

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Bengal Presidency

The Bengal Presidency was once the largest subdivision (presidency) of British India, with its seat in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

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Bengkulu

Bengkulu, historically known as Bencoolen or British Bencoolen, is one of the Provinces of Indonesia and is located in the southwest coast of Sumatra.

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British Bencoolen

British Bencoolen was a British possession in Sumatra based in the area of what is now Bengkulu City.

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British Military Administration (Malaya)

The British Military Administration (BMA) was the interim administrator of British Malaya from August 1945, the end of World War II, to the establishment of the Malayan Union in April 1946.

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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOT) or United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are 14 territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom.

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Caning in Singapore

Caning is a widely used form of legal corporal punishment in Singapore.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.

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Capital punishment in Singapore

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Singapore.

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Case law

Case law is a set of past rulings by tribunals that meet their respective jurisdictions' rules to be cited as precedent.

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Cession

The act of cession is the assignment of property to another entity.

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Chewing gum ban in Singapore

The Singapore chewing gum ban has been in place since 1992.

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Chief Justice

The Chief Justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in any of many countries with a justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Singapore, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Supreme Court of Nepal, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of the United States, and provincial or state supreme courts.

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Civil law (common law)

Civil law is a branch of the law.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

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Constitution of Malaysia

The Federal Constitution of Malaya, which came into force in 1957, is the supreme law of Malaya.

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Constitution of Singapore

The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law of Singapore.

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Contract

A contract is a promise or set of promises that are legally enforceable and, if violated, allow the injured party access to legal remedies.

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Corporal punishment

Corporal punishment or physical punishment is a punishment intended to cause physical pain on a person.

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Corporate law

Corporate law (also known as business law or enterprise law or sometimes company law) is the body of law governing the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses.

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Court of Appeal of Singapore

The Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore is the nation's highest court and its court of final appeal.

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Court of Requests

The Court of Requests was a minor equity court in England and Wales.

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Criminal law of Singapore

Although the legal system of Singapore is a common law system, the criminal law of Singapore is largely statutory in nature.

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Custom (law)

Custom in law is the established pattern of behavior that can be objectively verified within a particular social setting.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, formed to trade with the East Indies (in present-day terms, Maritime Southeast Asia), but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent.

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English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

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Equity (law)

In jurisdictions following the English common law system, equity is the body of law which was developed in the English Court of Chancery and which is now administered concurrently with the common law.

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Family law of Singapore

The Family law of Singapore deals with several family legal issues in Singapore.

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Federated Malay States

The Federated Malay States (FMS) was a federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula—Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang—established by the British government in 1895, which lasted until 1946, when they, together with two of the former Straits Settlements (Malacca and Penang) and the Unfederated Malay States, formed the Malayan Union.

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Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو) was a federation of 11 states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca)See: Cabinet Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Fort William, India

Fort William is a fort in Calcutta (Kolkata), built during the early years of the Bengal Presidency of British India.

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Governor-General of India

The Governor-General of India (or, from 1858 to 1947, officially the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, commonly shortened to Viceroy of India) was originally the head of the British administration in India and, later, after Indian independence in 1947, the representative of the Indian head of state.

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High Court (Singapore)

The High Court of the Republic of Singapore is the lower division of the Supreme Court of Singapore, the upper being the Court of Appeal.

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J. B. Jeyaretnam

Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (5 January 1926 – 30 September 2008), more commonly known as J. B. Jeyaretnam or J.B.J., was a Singaporean politician and lawyer.

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James Loch

James Loch (7 May 1780 – 28 June 1855) was a Scottish economist, advocate, barrister, estate commissioner and later a member of parliament.

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Japanese occupation of Singapore

The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II took place from 1942 to 1945, following the fall of the British colony on 15 February 1942.

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Jaywalking

Jaywalking occurs when a pedestrian walks in or crosses a roadway illegally.

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John Crawfurd

John Crawfurd (13 August 1783 – 11 May 1868) was a Scottish physician, colonial administrator and diplomat, and author.

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John Thomas Claridge

Sir John Thomas Claridge (1792-1868), Recorder for the Straits Settlements from 1825 to 1829, was a school friend of the poet, Lord Byron (1788-1824).

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Johor Sultanate

The Sultanate of Johor (or sometimes Johor-Riau or Johor-Riau-Lingga or Johor Empire) was founded by Malaccan Sultan Mahmud Shah's son, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II in 1528.

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for certain British territories and Commonwealth countries.

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Judicial system of Singapore

The full Judicial power in Singapore is vested in the Supreme Court as well as subordinate courts by the Constitution of Singapore.

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Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice within a defined field of responsibility, e.g., Michigan tax law.

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Law enforcement in Singapore

Law enforcement in Singapore generally comes under the direct purview of the Singapore Police Force, the agency entrusted with the maintenance of law and order in the country.

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Law of Australia

The law of Australia comprises many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law.

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Law of Canada

The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the English common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the United Kingdom and later a Commonwealth Realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Law of India

Law of India refers to the system of law in modern India.

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Lawyers in Singapore

Lawyers in Singapore are part of a fused profession, meaning that they may act as both a solicitor and as an advocate, although lawyers usually specialize in one of litigation, conveyancing or corporate law.

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Legislation

Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it.

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Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements

The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements was a legislature formed on April 1, 1867, when the Straits Settlements was made a Crown colony.

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Letters patent

Letters patent (always in the plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president, or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation.

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Lex mercatoria

Lex mercatoria (from the Latin for "merchant law"), often referred to as "the Law Merchant" in English, is the body of commercial law used by merchants throughout Europe during the medieval period.

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LexisNexis

LexisNexis Group is a corporation providing computer-assisted legal research as well as business research and risk management services.

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List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1958

This is an incomplete list of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom in 1958.

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List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1963

This is an incomplete list of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom in 1963.

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Litter

Litter consists of waste products that have been disposed improperly, without consent, at an inappropriate location.

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Magistrate

The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law.

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Malacca Sultanate

The Malacca Sultanate (Kesultanan Melayu Melaka; Jawi script: كسلطانن ملايو ملاك) was a Malay sultanate centred in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia.

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Malayan Union

The Malayan Union was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca.

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Malays (ethnic group)

Malays (Orang Melayu, Jawi: أورڠ ملايو) are an Austronesian ethnic group that predominantly inhabit the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands which lie between these locations — areas that are collectively known as the Malay world.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Misuse of Drugs Act (Singapore)

The Misuse of Drugs Act is a drug control law in Singapore classifying substances into three categories, Classes A, B, and C. Section 44 provides that "The Minister may, by an order published in the Gazette" add, remove, or transfer drugs among the classes.

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National University of Singapore Faculty of Law

The National University of Singapore Faculty of Law (NUS Law) is Singapore's oldest and largest law school.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Oral sex

Oral sex, sometimes referred to as oral intercourse, is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a person by another person using the mouth (including the lips, tongue or teeth) or throat.

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Original jurisdiction

The original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court has the power to review a lower court's decision.

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Parliament of Singapore

The Parliament of the Republic of Singapore and the President jointly make up the legislature of Singapore, which is based on the Westminster system.

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Penal Code (Singapore)

The Penal Code of Singapore sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating.

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Penang

Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait.

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Plenary power

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations.

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Pornography

Pornography (often abbreviated porn) is the portrayal of sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal.

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Precedent

In common law legal systems, a precedent, or authority, is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.

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President of Singapore

The President of the Republic of Singapore is the country's head of state.

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Primary and secondary legislation

In parliamentary systems and presidential systems of government, primary legislation and secondary legislation, the latter also called delegated legislation or subordinate legislation, are two forms of law, created respectively by the legislative and executive branches of government.

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Property law

Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership and tenancy in real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions) and in personal property, within the common law legal system.

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Puisne judge

A puisne judge or puisne justice (French: puisné or puîné, "since-born" i.e. "junior") is a dated term for an ordinary judge of a particular court.

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Recorder (judge)

A Recorder is a judicial officer in England and Wales and some other common law jurisdictions.

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Repeal

A repeal is the removal or reversal of a law.

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Republic

A republic (res publica) is a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter", not the private concern or property of the rulers.

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Robert Fullerton

Robert Fullerton (16 January 1773 – 6 June 1831) was a governor of Penang and also the first governor of Straits Settlements, appointed by the Colonial Office, London.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Secretary of State for India

The Secretary of State for India or India Secretary was the British Cabinet minister and the political head of the India Office responsible for the governance of the British Raj (India), Aden, and Burma.

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Section 377A of the Penal Code (Singapore)

Section 377A of the Penal Code of Singapore is the main remaining piece of legislation which criminalises sex between mutually consenting adult men.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Singapore Academy of Law

The Singapore Academy of Law (Abbreviation: SAL; Chinese: 新加坡法律协会) is a statutory body in Singapore.

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South East Asia Command

South East Asia Command (SEAC) was the body set up to be in overall charge of Allied operations in the South-East Asian Theatre during World War II.

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Stamford Raffles

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, FRS (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java (1811–1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817–1822), best known for his founding of Modern Singapore.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a city, state, or country.

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Statutory boards of the Singapore Government

The statutory boards of the Singapore Government are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function by legal statutes passed as Acts in parliament.

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Statutory declaration

A statutory declaration is a legal document defined under the law of certain Commonwealth nations.

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Statutory law

Statutory law or statute law is written law set down by a body of legislature or by a singular legislator (in the case of absolute monarchy).

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Straits Settlements

The Straits Settlements (Negeri-negeri Selat, نݢري٢ سلت) were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia.

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Sultan of Johor

The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor.

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Supreme Allied Commander

Supreme Allied Commander is the title held by the most senior commander within certain multinational military alliances.

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Supreme court

A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in many legal jurisdictions.

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Supreme Court of Singapore

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore is one of the two tiers of the court system in Singapore, the other tier being the State Courts.

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Temenggung

Temenggung (Jawi: تمڠݢوڠ; also Temenggong) is an old Malay title of nobility, usually given to the chief of public security.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Tort

A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act.

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Vandalism Act

The Vandalism Act is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalizes a number of different acts done in relation to public and private property, namely, stealing, destroying or damaging public property; and, without the property owner's written consent, writing, drawing, painting, marking or inscribing the property; affixing posters, placards, etc., to the property; and suspending or displaying on or from the property any flag, banner, etc. In addition to a fine or jail term, the Act imposes mandatory corporal punishment of between three and eight strokes of the cane for second or subsequent convictions.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yang di-Pertuan Agong

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (literally "He Who Was Made Lord", Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ), also known as the King, is the monarch and head of state of Malaysia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Singapore

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