Usage Note
Maßregelrecht is the branch of criminal law governing non-punitive interventions such as Sicherungsverwahrung, psychiatric detention, or driving licence withdrawal aimed at protecting society rather than punishing.
Examples
"Im Maßregelrecht steht Prävention vor Vergeltung."
Natural Translation
In the law of preventive measures, prevention takes precedence over retribution.
Literal Translation
In the preventive-measures-law stands prevention before retribution.
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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