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Friedenspflicht

peace obligation

noun FREE-dens-pflicht Rare
People & Society Values

Also means

duty to keep the peace (industrial relations)

Usage Note

Friedenspflicht in German labour law obliges trade unions not to call strikes while a collective agreement is in force. More broadly it means an obligation not to resort to conflict or hostilities.

Examples

"Während der Tarifverhandlungen gilt die gesetzliche Friedenspflicht."

Natural Translation

The statutory peace obligation applies during collective bargaining.

Literal Translation

During the collective-bargaining applies the statutory peace-obligation.

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