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I have a situation related to: Forced marriage

Forced marriage is a crime punished with a custodial sentence of 5 years at most (art. 181a CP) — the coercion can be physical, psychological, economic or religious. Prosecution ex officio (no complaint required). A marriage concluded under coercion is absolutely void (art. 105 ch. 5…

Sources verified on 2026-04-07.

Applicable law provisions

Critical Periods

  1. Security of the victimimmediate
  2. Criminal complaint and reportas soon as security measures are in place (I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text from French to English as a Swiss legal translator. I will preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__), URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations and placeholders exactly as they appear. However, I notice that the text you've provided consists only of: CP 181a Please provide the actual text content you would like me to translate, and I will apply the preferred glossary terms you've specified: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement)
  3. Criminal procedure and civil action for annulmentvaries according to investigation
  4. Action for Annulment of Marriageimprescriptible (CC 105 ch. 5) (CC 105 ch. 5 / CC 28b)

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