Anspruch
claim
noun AN-shprukh Less Common
Origin: from 'ansprechen' (to address, lay claim to)
Also means
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Usage Note
Anspruch means a legal claim or entitlement and, in the plural Ansprüche, the expectations one holds. Key idioms: Anspruch auf etwas haben ('to be entitled to') and etwas in Anspruch nehmen ('to make use of / avail oneself of').
Examples
"Sie hat Anspruch auf Urlaub."
Natural Translation
She is entitled to holiday.
Literal Translation
She has claim on holiday.
Related Words
- Abmahnschreiben formal warning letter (demanding cessation of unlawful conduct)
- Abschiebung deportation
- Akteneinsicht access to files
- Amtsgericht local court
- Amtspflicht official duty; duty of care owed by a public official
- Anfechtungsklage action for annulment
- Angeklagte defendant
- Anhörung hearing; right to be heard (before a decision is made)
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