aggravated offense; aggravated crime
Legal term for a crime whose penalty is increased due to aggravating factors, such as causing a more serious result. Often contrasted with 結果的加重犯 (consequential aggravated offense).
See also: 結果的加重犯
An aggravated offense is punished more severely than the basic offense.
この事件は加重犯として扱われる可能性がある。
This case may be treated as an aggravated crime.
aggravated consequential offense; crime aggravated by results
Compound of 加重 (aggravation, weighting) and 犯 (crime, offense). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern legal coinage.