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Stalking under Dutch law is a criminal offence known as belaging, set out in Article
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Fraud in the Netherlands is punishable as oplichting under article 326 of the Wetboek van
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Filing a police report in the Netherlands, an aangifte, means formally notifying the police of
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Money laundering is the process of giving criminal proceeds the appearance of a lawful origin,
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Money laundering carries a maximum of six years’ imprisonment in the Netherlands under article 420bis
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A preliminary hearing in criminal cases, known in Dutch practice as a regiezitting, is a
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A pro forma hearing is a court session in a criminal case at which the
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A victim advocate (slachtofferadvocaat) is a lawyer who acts for the victim in Dutch criminal
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Murder (moord) is defined in article 289 of the Dutch Criminal Code as intentionally taking
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A community service order (taakstraf) is unpaid work imposed as a principal sentence in Dutch
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Grounds for exclusion of criminal liability (strafuitsluitingsgronden) are circumstances that make a proven criminal act
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Identity fraud in the Netherlands is punishable under article 231b of the Dutch Criminal Code,
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A penalty order (strafbeschikking) is a punishment imposed by the Public Prosecution Service (Openbaar Ministerie)
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An unconditional sentence (onvoorwaardelijke straf) is a penalty that must actually be served once the
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When the public prosecutor decides not to prosecute, or drops a case, that decision is
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Dutch drug legislation rests chiefly on the Opium Act, supplemented by the Medicines Act and
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You are a suspect in Dutch criminal law as soon as facts and circumstances give
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Suspension of pre-trial detention (schorsing van de voorlopige hechtenis) is a conditional release from custody
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A decision not to prosecute, known in Dutch as a sepot, means the Openbaar Ministerie
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