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- ↑ "Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence". Singapore Statutes. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ↑ "False charge of offence made with intent to injure". Singapore Statutes. 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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- ↑ Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004). For an overview of spoliation, see generally Michael Zuckerman, Yes, I Destroyed the Evidence -- Sue Me?, Journal of Computer and Information Law
- ↑ Young, Will (January 27, 2020). "How Corporate Lawyers Made It Harder to Punish Companies That Destroy Electronic Evidence". ProPublica. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ↑ "Evidence Spoliation: A Growing New Tort - FindLaw". Library.findlaw.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence". Singapore Statutes. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ↑ "Know Your Rights: Protesters and Photographers". ACLU. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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