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Article 318 of Penal Code No. 16 of 1960

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اذا وجدت امرأة في منزل ليواقعها شخص مواقعة غير مشروعة او وجدت في بيت البغاء ، يعتبر

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في ذلك المنزل او بيت البغاء اذا امتنع عن إعطائها أي شيء من البستها او مالها قاصداً بذلك

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