Extradition and Asylum Section 9 Chapter II The Act of Crime and the Perpetrator Title I The Act of Crime Section 10 (1) An act of crime is an act perpetrated intentionally or - if the law also punishes negligent perpetration - by negligence, which is dangerous for society and for which the law orders the infliction of punishment. (2) That activity or omission shall be an act dangerous for society, which violates or endangers the state, social or economic order of the Republic of Hungary, the person or rights of the citizens.
Felony and Misdemeanour Section 11 (1) An act of crime is either a felony or a misdemeanour. (2) Felony is an act of crime perpetrated intentionally, for which the law orders the infliction of a punishment graver than imprisonment of two years. Any other act of crime is misdemeanour.
Cumulation Section 12 (1) Cumulation of crimes is, if one or more act of the perpetrator realizes more than one act of crime and they are adjudged in the same proceedings. (2) It is not a cumulation of crimes, but a crime perpetrated continuously, if the perpetrator commits the same crime with unified decision, to the detriment of the same injured party in short intervals on several occasions.
Intention and Negligence Section 13 An act of crime is perpetrated intentionally by the person who wishes the consequences of his conduct or acquiesces to these consequences.
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