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Article 57Increased Weight of Recidivist Offenses

第五十七条(再犯加重)

The maximum term of punishment for a recidivist offense is to be twice the maximum term of imprisonment prescribed for the crime in question or less.

再犯の刑は、その罪について定めた拘禁刑の長期の二倍以下とする。

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