General Law

Criminal complaint

0758-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026


The criminal complaint is a private declaration of intent (of the injured person or his representative), on which the state prosecution is made dependent for certain crimes.

Deutsch

Strafantrag 0758-de

Der Strafantrag ist eine private Willenserklärung (des Verletzten, bzw. seines Vertreters), von welcher bei bestimmten Verbrechen die staatliche Strafverfolgung abhängig gemacht wird.

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