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Criminal Act — Article 273 (Cruelty to Another and to Lineal Ascendant)

형법 제273조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-08-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) A person who cruelly treats another who is under one’s protection or supervision, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding five million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) When the crime of the preceding paragraph is committed on a lineal ascendant of the offender or of his or her spouse, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years, or a fine not exceeding seven million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

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