Purpose
0863-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026
The purpose is the deliberately unlawful will, the will of the act in the awareness of its unlawfulness.
Deutsch
Vorsatz 0863-de
Der Vorsatz ist der bewusst rechtswidrige Wille, das Wollen der Tat im Bewusstsein ihrer Rechtswidrigkeit.
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