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Bundesgerichtshof
Federal Court of Justice (Germany's highest court for civil and criminal law)
noun BOON-des-ge-RIKHTS-hohf Rare
Usage Note
Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) sits in Karlsruhe and is Germany's court of last instance for civil and criminal matters. Its rulings on legal questions bind lower courts and shape the development of German law.
Examples
"Der Bundesgerichtshof hob das Urteil des Landgerichts auf."
Natural Translation
The Federal Court of Justice overturned the regional court's judgment.
Literal Translation
The Federal-Court-of-Justice raised the judgment of the regional-court up.
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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