Beihilfe
allowance; state subsidy; (law) aiding and abetting
noun BYE-hil-fe Rare
Also means
civil service health allowance
Usage Note
Beihilfe has two main uses: as a welfare or subsidy payment (e.g. staatliche Beihilfe — state aid), and in criminal law as a secondary form of participation in an offence (Beihilfe zur Tat). For civil servants it also specifically means the employer's partial reimbursement of medical expenses.
Examples
"Die EU-Kommission prüft, ob die staatliche Beihilfe gegen Wettbewerbsrecht verstößt."
Natural Translation
The EU Commission is examining whether the state aid violates competition law.
Literal Translation
The EU-Commission is checking whether the state-aid violates competition-law.
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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