According to the Romanian penal code, the maximum punishment a person can get for the unlawful killing of another is

life imprisonment Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted people are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives or indefinitely until pardoned, paroled, or otherwise commuted to a fixed term. Crimes for ...

Degrees of murder

Under the new penal code, which came into force on 1 February 2014, offences involving the unlawful killing of a person are classified as: Art 188 Murder (''Omorul'') - where no

aggravating circumstances Aggravation, in law, is "any circumstance attending the commission of a crime or tort which increases its guilt or enormity or adds to its injurious consequences, but which is above and beyond the essential constituents of the crime or tort itself. ...

exist: punishment 10 - 20 years, ban on the exercise of certain rights Art. 189 Aggravated murder (''Omorul calificat'') Murder committed under any of the following circumstances: a) with premeditation; b) for a material interest; c) in order to avoid or to help another individual avoid criminal liability or the service of a sentence; d) in order to facilitate or conceal the commission of another offense; e) by an individual who committed other murders or attempted murders previously; f) against two or more individuals; g) against a pregnant woman; h) with cruelty; - shall be punished by life imprisonment or no less than 15 and no more than 25 years of imprisonment and a ban on the exercise of certain rights. Art. 190 Killing upon request by the victim (''Uciderea la cererea victimei'') "Killing committed upon explicit, serious, conscious and repeated request by a victim suffering from an incurable disease or from a serious impairment, attested medically, which causes permanent and unbearable suffering shall be punishable by no less than 1 and no more than 5 years of imprisonment" Art 192: Negligent killing (''Uciderea din culpa''): 1-5 years; in aggravating circumstances 2-7 years; if against several persons the special limits of the penalty are increased by one-half Art 200:

Infanticide Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children, its main purpose is the prevention of reso ...

(''Uciderea ori vatamarea nou-nascutului savarsita de catre mama'') 1-5 years; Art 199 Domestic violence (''Violenta in familie'') states: (1) If the acts set by Art. 188, Art. 189 and Art. 193– 195 are committed against a family member, the special maximum term of the penalty set by law shall be increased by one-fourth Also, violence causing death (where death was not intended) can be subject to Art 195: Battery and bodily harm causing death (''Lovirile sau vatamarile cauzatoare de moarte''): 6 -12 years of imprisonment. There is also the offense of Determining or facilitating suicide (''Determinarea sau înlesnirea sinuciderii'' Art 191): 3-7 years punishment; in aggravating circumstances: if the victim was aged 13-18, 5-10 years; if the victim was younger than 13 years of age the punishment is 10-20 years.

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Degrees of murder

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