General Law

Commercial status

0387-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026


The criminal law definition of commercial activity means the intention to obtain a source of income (even if not exactly permanent) by repeatedly committing the same offence.

Deutsch

Gewerbsmässigkeit 0387-de

Die strafrechtliche Gewerbsmässigkeit bedeutet die Absicht, sich durch wiederholte Begehung des nämlichen Deliktes eine (wenn auch nicht gerade dauernde) Einnahmequelle zu verschaffen.

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