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=== Germany === A felony ({{lang|de|Verbrechen}}, a word also translated in less technical contexts as simply "crime") is defined in the {{lang|de|[[Strafgesetzbuch]]}} (Criminal Code, StGB) as an unlawful act ({{lang|de|rechtswidrige Tat}}) that is punishable with a minimum of one year's imprisonment.<ref>[http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__12.html StGB Section 12: Felonies and Misdemeanours], Bundesministerium der Justiz. "Verbrechen sind rechtswidrige Taten, die im Mindestmaß mit Freiheitsstrafe von einem Jahr oder darüber bedroht sind."</ref> A misdemeanor (''Vergehen'') is any other crime punishable by imprisonment with a minimum of less than one year or by fine.<ref>[http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__12.html StGB Section 12: Felonies and Misdemeanours], Bundesministerium der Justiz. "Vergehen sind rechtswidrige Taten, die im Mindestmaß mit einer geringeren Freiheitsstrafe oder die mit Geldstrafe bedroht sind."</ref> However, in some cases a severe version of a misdemeanor may be punished with imprisonment of more than one year, yet the crime itself remains considered a misdemeanor. The same applies for a milder version of a felony that is punished with imprisonment less than a year.<ref>[http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__12.html StGB Section 12: Felonies and Misdemeanors], Bundesministerium der Justiz. "Schärfungen oder Milderungen, die nach den Vorschriften des Allgemeinen Teils oder für besonders schwere oder minder schwere Fälle vorgesehen sind, bleiben für die Einteilung außer Betracht."</ref> An [[attempt]] to commit a felony is itself a crime, whereas an attempt to commit a misdemeanor is a crime only if specifically prescribed as such by law.<ref>[http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__23.html StGB Section 23: Criminality of the Attempt], Bundesministerium der Justiz. "Der Versuch eines Verbrechens ist stets strafbar, der Versuch eines Vergehens nur dann, wenn das Gesetz es ausdrücklich bestimmt."</ref>
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