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GENERAL DETERRENCE – a goal in criminal
sentencing which seeks to prevent others from
committing crimes similar to the one for which a
particular offender is being sentenced.

GENERAL PARESIS – also called “dementia
paralytica”, a syphilitic infection of the brain and
involving impairment of the Central Nervous
System.

GENERALITY – a characteristic of criminal law which
states that criminal law is binding on all persons
who live or sojourn in Philippine territory.

GENERALIZABILITY – the extent to which research
findings can be applied beyond the sample being
studied; for example, to other groups or to
different locations.

GENERIC – a kind of aggravating circumstances,
those that can generally apply to all crimes.

GENGHIS KHAN – was the founder Mongol Empire,
who made advances in military disciplines, such
as mobility, psychological warfare, intelligence,
military autonomy, and tactics. He use military
intelligence to conquer China and invade Cathay.
He instructed his Generals to send out spies and
used prisoners as sources of information, as they
collect information on weaknesses and rivalries of
Europe. The leaders usually disguised themselves
as merchants.

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