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[Lesser offense in civil law] {{multiple| [date=February 2025] [article]
[date=February 2025] }} In civil law, a CONTRAVENTION is a lesser offense,
similar to an infraction or civil penalty in common law countries.
** France
[Contravention in French criminal law]
[contravention] [Contravention in French criminal law][MDLJ-JPen][Jean]
** Brazil
[Glossary of Brazil investigative terms < !--More complete: WP:Brazil/Glossary
-->] In Brazil, contravention is a sort of penal infraction — not only an
administrative offense - which is considered to be less serious than a crime.
Since 1941, Brazilian criminal law has a dual system which separates penal
infractions in two main different acts. They are the Brazilian Penal Code
([pt-BR]), describing crimes in general, and the [Penal Contraventions Act],
describing the contraventions.
Contraventions are punished less severely than crimes in Brazilian law. While
crimes may be punished to [pt-BR] (reclusion) or _detenção_ (detention), the
only kind of possible imprisonment for contraventions is [pt-BR] (simple
prison), which is never served under closed conditions (only open and
semi-closed conditions may be applied). Fines may also be imposed due to
contravention sentencing.
In Brazilian law, one who is already convicted for a crime is not considered
to be recidivist when committing a contravention for the first time, and vice
versa.
** See also
- [Comminatory]
- [Infraction]
- [Regulatory offence]
- [Police tribunal (France)]
- [Misdemeanors in France]
- [Délit civil]
** References
[reflist]
** Works cited
[CITEREFMDLJ-JPen2016 ] [lib=FCL ]
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Category:Civil law legal terminology