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Repeat offending

Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.

What it means

An aggravating circumstance based on earlier convictions meeting the Criminal Code’s requirements. Not every previous record counts: the nature of the offences, cancellation and other statutory limits matter.

Legal reference

Spanish Criminal Code · art. 22

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