Taiwan問題40 · General law

If you are angry on the street and shout insults such as "idiot" or "bastard" at another person, might you have committed the crime of public insult?

In the exam (Chinese)

在街道上,因生氣而對他人罵『笨蛋』、『王八蛋』等難聽的話,可能犯了公然侮辱罪?

  1. aYes.是。Correct answer
  2. bNo.不是。

Why?

Insulting someone with offensive words in a public place such as the street may constitute the crime of public insult under Article 309 of the Criminal Code.

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Source

The questions and answers come from the Ministry of the Interior’s official written question bank for the naturalization test (歸化測試), edition 114年11月 (November 2025), published by its Department of Household Registration. Exam questions held under laws and regulations are not protected by copyright in Taiwan (Copyright Act, art. 9 par. 1 item 5). The English translation and the explanations were made with AI; the written test itself is in Chinese. Not affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior, the National Immigration Agency or any household registration office.

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