Widerspruchsausschuss
objection committee; panel that reviews administrative appeals within an authority
noun VEE-der-shprookhs-owss-shoos Rare
Usage Note
Widerspruchsausschuss is established in some German states and bodies to handle Widersprüche collectively rather than through a single superior. Its decision is the formal Widerspruchsbescheid the citizen receives before being entitled to file a Verwaltungsklage. Plural: Widerspruchsausschüsse.
Examples
"Der Widerspruchsausschuss tagte dreimal im Jahr."
Natural Translation
The objection committee met three times a year.
Literal Translation
The objection committee convened three times per year.
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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