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Final judgment

Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.

What it means

A judgment no longer open to ordinary or extraordinary appeals, subject to the statutory exceptions for review and constitutional protection. Finality affects enforcement and must be checked against the relevant decision.

Legal reference

Spanish Criminal Procedure Act · art. 141, art. 988

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