aggravating

In order to know the meaning of the aggravating term that concerns us now, we are going to begin by discovering its etymological origin. Thus, we can determine that it is a word that derives from Latin, specifically from “aggravantis”, which can be translated as “that makes it more serious”. It is a word that is the result of the sum of several components:
-The prefix “ad-”, which would be equivalent to “towards”.
-The verb “gravare”, which is synonymous with “imposing a weight”.
-The suffix “-nte”, which is used to indicate the agent of the action.

The notion of aggravating can be used as adjective or noun. In the first case, the term refers to that which aggravates: what makes something more serious or heavy. As a noun, an aggravating factor is a factor that increases severity.

On the ground of right, is called aggravating circumstance that increases the criminal responsibility of a subject. These are motives that are linked to the fact itself and make the crime more serious.

These aggravating factors do not have to do with the existence of the event. In other words: without the aggravating factor, the crime would exist anyway. What is aggravated is a greater responsibility from the criminal point of view for the individual who committed the crime.

exist objective aggravating (linked to the means used and the specific execution of the criminal action) and personal (which are associated with the offender's relationship with the victim or with the moral condition). At the time of judgment, the aggravating factor will entail a greater penalty for the convicted person.

The teaching, the treachery, the trust abuse and the recidivism These are reasons that, according to each legislation, can be considered as aggravating. Take the case of a man who murders his wife with punches, kicks and twenty-five stab wounds. This murder is aggravated by the link that the murderer had with the victim (they were married) and the treachery (he acted treacherously with his wife and ensuring the result of his act, without the victim having the possibility of defending himself).

In the same way, we cannot overlook the fact that there are other situations or events that can also be considered aggravating around a crime:
-Having carried out the act by abusing a clear superiority.
-Commit the crime for racist, xenophobic, sexist, homophobic reasons ... In the same way, it will also be aggravating to have done it as a clear sign of discrimination against another person due to their disability, political or religious ideas, illness ...
-Being a repeat offender is also another of the aggravating factors that will be taken into account by the judge when establishing a sentence, specifically when setting a harsher sentence.
-It is also aggravating to have carried out the crime itself in exchange for a promise, reward or a certain price.
-It goes without saying that this list also includes as an aggravating factor infringing the crime victim deliberately increased damage to cause more suffering.