Verwaltungszwang
administrative enforcement; compulsory execution of an official order
noun fer-VALT-oongs-tsvang Rare
Usage Note
Verwaltungszwang includes measures such as Zwangsgeld (penalty payment), Ersatzvornahme (third-party performance at the obligor's expense), and unmittelbarer Zwang (direct physical force). A written warning must precede enforcement. Plural rare.
Examples
"Dem Verwaltungszwang war ein schriftlicher Hinweis auf die Zwangsmaßnahme vorausgegangen."
Natural Translation
The administrative enforcement had been preceded by a written notice of the coercive measure.
Literal Translation
The administrative enforcement had been preceded a written notice of the coercive measure.
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