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Act IV of 1978 on the Criminal Code GENERAL ... - Legislationline

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(1) An act <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crime is an act perpetrated intenti<strong>on</strong>ally or - if <strong>the</strong> law also punishes negligent perpetrati<strong>on</strong> - bynegligence, which is dangerous for society and for which <strong>the</strong> law orders <strong>the</strong> inflicti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> punishment.(2) That activity or omissi<strong>on</strong> shall be an act dangerous for society, which violates or endangers <strong>the</strong> state, social orec<strong>on</strong>omic order <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> Republic <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Hungary, <strong>the</strong> pers<strong>on</strong> or rights <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> citizens.(1) An act <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crime is ei<strong>the</strong>r a fel<strong>on</strong>y or a misdemeanour.(2) Fel<strong>on</strong>y is an act <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crime perpetrated intenti<strong>on</strong>ally, for which <strong>the</strong> law orders <strong>the</strong> inflicti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a punishment graverthan impris<strong>on</strong>ment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> two years. Any o<strong>the</strong>r act <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crime is misdemeanour.(1) Cumulati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crimes is, if <strong>on</strong>e or more act <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> perpetrator realizes more than <strong>on</strong>e act <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crime and <strong>the</strong>y areadjudged in <strong>the</strong> same proceedings.(2) It is not a cumulati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crimes, but a crime perpetrated c<strong>on</strong>tinuously, if <strong>the</strong> perpetrator commits <strong>the</strong> same crimewith unified decisi<strong>on</strong>, to <strong>the</strong> detriment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> same injured party in short intervals <strong>on</strong> several occasi<strong>on</strong>s.An act <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crime is perpetrated intenti<strong>on</strong>ally by <strong>the</strong> pers<strong>on</strong> who wishes <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>sequences <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> his c<strong>on</strong>duct or acquiescesto <strong>the</strong>se c<strong>on</strong>sequences.

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