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Intentional homicide
Definition:
A substantive crime, the elements of which include the effect of intentionally causing human death. This is understood not as so-called clinical death, i.e. cessation of circulation and respiration, but as cerebral death, which is defined as the permanent and irreversible cessation of brainstem function. (Article.148 of the Penal Code)
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Intentional homicide
Description of the concept that applied to: 30.04.2025