Penalty
0760-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026
Punishment is state intervention in the legal interests (life, freedom, property, honour) of a person who has given cause for this by committing an offence.
Deutsch
Strafe 0760-de
Die Strafe ist staatlicher verletzender Eingriff in Rechtsgüter (Leben, Freiheit, Vermögen, Ehre) eines Menschen, der durch Verübung eines Delikts den Anlass dazu gegeben hat.
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