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Failure to provide assistance
Meaning in Spanish law and related legal services.
What it means
Failure to assist or seek help for a helpless person in manifest and serious danger, subject to statutory conditions. Risk to the rescuer and others is also relevant.
Legal reference
Criminal Code · Art. 195 — Failure to provide assistance
Plain-language explanation of Spanish law, not an official legal definition. The linked English legislation is an unofficial translation; the Spanish reference text should be consulted in case of doubt.