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Verfassungsklage

constitutional complaint, constitutional court action

noun fer-FAH-sungs-klah-geh Rare
People & Society Government

Usage Note

Verfassungsklage (or Verfassungsbeschwerde) is a legal action brought before the Federal Constitutional Court alleging that a public act has violated a fundamental right. Any person can file one after exhausting ordinary legal remedies. Germany receives tens of thousands each year; very few are admitted.

Examples

"Mehrere Verbände reichten eine Verfassungsklage gegen das neue Überwachungsgesetz ein."

Natural Translation

Several associations filed a constitutional complaint against the new surveillance law.

Literal Translation

Several associations submitted a constitutional-complaint against the new surveillance-law.

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