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 | law legal {adj} [according to the law] | 1351 gesetzlich | |
| law legally {adv} [in accordance with law, lawfully] | 634 legal | |
| law legally {adv} [as laid down by the law] | 124 gesetzlich | |
| law relig. canonical {adj} [relating to canon law] | 56 kirchenrechtlich | |
| amenable {adj} [to the law] | 49 verantwortlich [vor dem Gesetz] | |
| iron {adj} [fig.] [of will, law] | 29 ehern [geh.] [aus Eisen] [fig.] [unbeugsam] | |
| unbreakable {adj} [rule, law] | 17 unumstößlich | |
| inviolable {adj} [law etc.] | 15 heilig | |
| law relig. canonically {adv} [relating to canon law] | 10 kirchenrechtlich | |
| haram {adj} [forbidden by Islamic law] | 10 haram [durch das islamische Recht verboten] | |
| ecol. [pertaining to resources or ecosystems protected by law] {adj} | 8 schutzgutorientiert | |
| law legal {adj} [according to law] | 6 rechtsförmig | |
| law ["Federal law overrides state law." - Article 31, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany; similar to the rule "Federal law supersedes state law." in the U.S. Constitution] | Bundesrecht bricht Landesrecht. [Artikel 31, Grundgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland] | |
| admin. law [adopted as law rather than as constitutional amendment] {adv} | auf Gesetzesstufe [Schweiz] | |
| [pertaining to service law] {adj} | dienstrechtlich | |
| illiberal {adj} [law etc.] | restriktiv | |
| law legal {adj} [permitted by law] | gesetzlich zulässig | |
| law legal {adj} [permitted by law] | rechtlich zulässig | |
| admin. pol. local {adj} [e.g. administration, authority, elections, law, politician] | Kommunal- [z. B. Verwaltung, Behörde, Wahl, Recht, Politiker] | |
| marine {adj} [e.g. bird, chart, law, underwriter, waterways] | See- [Meeres-] [z. B. Vogel, Karte, Recht, Versicherer, Wasserstraßen] | |
| matrimonial {adj} [e.g. dispute, law, vow] | Ehe- [z. B. Streit, Recht, Gelübde] | |
| unbreakable {adj} [rule, law] | feststehend | |
| unenforceable {adj} [law] | nicht durchsetzbar | |
| Verbs |
| to breach sth. [a contract, an agreement, a promise, the law, etc.] | 1891 etw. brechen [einen Vertrag, ein Abkommen, ein Versprechen, das Gesetz etc.] | |
| law to rescind sth. [a law, an order, an agreement, etc.] | 1433 etw. aufheben [widerrufen (ein Gesetz, eine Anordnung, eine Vereinbarung etc.)] | |
| to flout sth. [an order, a rule, a law, etc.] | 1116 etw. missachten [einen Befehl, eine Regel, ein Gesetz etc.] | |
| pol. to enshrine sth. [rights in law etc.] | 948 etw.Akk. verankern [Rechte etc.] | |
| to disobey sth. [a law, a command, etc.] | 909 etw. missachten [ein Gesetz, einen Befehl etc.] | |
| law to issue [a law etc.] | 830 erlassen [Gesetz, Verordnung etc.] | |
| law pol. to adopt [a resolution, a law] | 625 verabschieden [eine Resolution, ein Gesetz] | |
| pol. to amend sth. [law] | 501 etw. novellieren | |
| law to overturn sth. [law, ban, conviction] | 363 etw. aufheben | |
| to abolish sth. [e. g. a law] | 313 etw. aufheben [ungültig machen] | |
| acad. spec. to quote sth. [cite a passage, esp. from a medieval law or theology text] | 312 etw. allegieren | |
| to implement [law, regulation] | 176 vollziehen [Gesetz] | |
| to effectuate [law, reform, etc.] | 79 umsetzen [ausführen] | |
| admin. law to recast sth. [rewrite] [law, regulation, etc.] | 52 etw. neufassen [Gesetz, Verordnung etc.] | |
| to remonstrate [to raise formal objections internally in German civil service law] | 33 remonstrieren [im Beamtenrecht: Einwände erheben, Gegenvorstellungen machen] [sonst veraltet, selten] | |
| to flout sth. [an order, a rule, a law, etc.] | 16 etw. mißachten [alt] [einen Befehl, eine Regel, ein Gesetz etc.] | |
| to enforce [a law, rule] | 14 exekutieren [österr.] | |
| to disobey sth. [a law, a command, etc.] | 12 etw. mißachten [alt] [ein Gesetz, einen Befehl etc.] | |
| to defy sth. [rule, law etc.] | gegen etw.Akk. verstoßen | |
| to enforce sth. [a claim, a law, a right, etc.] | etw.Dat. Geltung verschaffen | |
| hist. law relig. to outlaw sb. [to put sb. outside the law and deprive him/her of its protection] [hist.] | jdn. in Acht und Bann tun [Redewendung] | |
| to stretch sth. [law, rules, truth] | es nicht so genau nehmen mit etw. [Vorschriften, Wahrheit etc.] | |
| Nouns |
| law possession [law sense] | 2671 Besitz {m} [im jur. Sinn] | |
| case [issue, affair, cause] [also ling., law, med.] | 2127 Fall {m} [Sache] [auch ling., law., med.] | |
| law statute [law] | 233 Gesetz {n} | |
| law pol. bill [draft of a law] | 196 Gesetzesvorlage {f} | |
| econ. law charter [company or corporate law] | 192 Satzung {f} [Gesellschaftssatzung] | |
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