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CIRCUMSTANCES AGGRAVATION [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • Penal Administration
  • Sentencing
DEF

Circumstances that increase the seriousness or outrageousness of a given crime, and that in turn increase the wrongdoer's penalty or punishment.

CONT

aggravating circumstances: Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime which cause its gravity to be greater than that of the average instance of the given type of offense.

OBS

aggravating circumstances; circumstances of aggravation: terms usually used in the plural in this context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Peines
DEF

Faits entourant la commission de l'infraction qui permettent au juge, lorsqu'il les apprécie, d'infliger à l'accusé une peine plus sévère que la sanction encourue normalement.

OBS

circonstances aggravantes : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
  • Administración penitenciaria
  • Penas
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