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One act constituting several offences

Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.

What it means

A situation in which a single act constitutes two or more offences. Specific sentencing rules apply instead of automatically adding every possible penalty together.

Legal reference

Spanish Criminal Code · art. 77

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