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German Law Vocabulary

82 German words tagged law, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.

82 words
1 at A1
2 at A2
7 at B1
17 at B2
  1. können to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.; to be to blame, to… verb kann · konnte · gekonnt A1
  2. unbedingt absolute; (prison sentence) unconditional, without probation adj B1
  3. dieVerbindung connection; compound noun pl. Verbindungen B1
  4. dieFirma A company, a business.; A firm, the name under which a company operates, as opposed to… noun pl. Firmen A2
  5. dieGesellschaft company (presence of other people in general); company (group of people) noun pl. Gesellschaften B1
  6. dasGesetz law, legal act, bill, statute noun pl. Gesetze B2
  7. derTermin date (day on which a certain event takes place); deadline (date on or before which… noun pl. Termine A2
  8. derVertrag contract, agreement; treaty noun pl. Verträge B1
  9. dasUrteil judgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence (court… noun pl. Urteile B2
  10. verwenden to use, to employ, to apply; to make expenses applied on a material object verb verwendet · verwendete · verwendet B1
  11. dieVerfügung disposal, disposition (control over something); injunction, decree noun pl. Verfügungen B1
  12. dieEinstellung attitude, mindset, disposition; hiring, beginning of an employment noun pl. Einstellungen B2
  13. dasVerfahren procedure, process; proceedings noun B2
  14. dieVerhandlung negotiation; hearing, trial noun pl. Verhandlungen C1
  15. derEinspruch objection, protest, appeal noun pl. Einsprüche C1
  16. dieKaution bail; caution noun pl. Kautionen C1
  17. dieLeistung performance, accomplishment, achievement; service noun pl. Leistungen B2
  18. dieVerfassung constitution; condition, state noun pl. Verfassungen B2
  19. derSpruch short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself;… noun pl. Sprüche C1
  20. dasEigentum ownership; an item of owned property, e.g. estate, belonging, etc. noun pl. Eigentümer C1
  21. dieJury panel of judges, jury in a competition; panel of jurors, jury in a trial (nonexistent in… noun pl. Jurys C1
  22. dieKanzlei office, chambers; chancellery noun pl. Kanzleien C1
  23. derErsatz replacement, substitute; compensation noun pl. Ersätze C1
  24. verklagen to sue verb verklagt · verklagte · verklagt C1
  25. klagen to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment); to wail, lament verb klagt · klagte · geklagt B2
  26. dieErpressung blackmail; coercion (the act, sometimes punishable, of forcing someone to some behaviour… noun pl. Erpressungen C1
  27. sicherstellen to seize, confiscate a physical object as a measure to avert danger (a… verb stellt sicher · stellte sicher · sichergestellt B2
  28. verurteilen to convict, condemn, sentence; to condemn, strongly denounce verb verurteilt · verurteilte · verurteilt C1
  29. dieBestimmung determination (act of determining or measuring); destination (intended purpose) noun pl. Bestimmungen B2
  30. dieStaatsanwaltschaft public prosecutor's office noun pl. Staatsanwaltschaften C1
  31. derDurchsuchungsbefehl search warrant noun pl. Durchsuchungsbefehle C2
  32. dieKörperverletzung bodily injury, bodily harm, battery (crime) noun pl. Körperverletzungen C2
  33. derGewahrsam custody (effective control of a physical object, possessio naturalis); custody of a… noun pl. Gewahrsame C1
  34. derMandant client (of a lawyer) noun pl. Mandanten C1
  35. derVerteidiger defender (someone who defends something, e.g. a soldier); back; defender noun C1
  36. berufen to refer to (as proof of something); to invoke; to appoint (to a high office) verb beruft · berief · berufen C1
  37. dasVermächtnis testamentary gift: bequest, devise, legacy noun pl. Vermächtnisse C2
  38. anstrengen to make an effort, to work hard at something, to labour; to put something to work, to… verb strengt an · strengte an · angestrengt B2
  39. dieVerurteilung conviction, sentence; condemnation noun pl. Verurteilungen C2
  40. bekennen to confess, to avow, to profess (a belief, feeling, guilt, adherence to something); to… verb bekennt · bekannte · bekannt C1
  41. dasKriegsgericht court martial noun pl. Kriegsgerichte C2
  42. dieKriminalität crime (practice or habit of committing crimes; criminal acts collectively); criminality,… noun C1
  43. dieGerichtsmedizin medical jurisprudence noun C2
  44. dieGenugtuung satisfaction; compensation noun pl. Genugtuungen B2
  45. überführen to transfer, transport, translate, move; to convert, change (from one state into another) verb überführt · überführte · überführt C1
  46. dieExekution execution (act of putting to death); foreclosure noun pl. Exekutionen C2
  47. dieBegnadigung pardon noun pl. Begnadigungen C2
  48. verschollen missing, lost; declared dead in absentia, presumed dead adj C1
  49. strafbar liable to criminal prosecution; criminal (for which the law provides a criminal… adj C1
  50. handhaben to handle, to wield, to employ (a tool, often not in a resultative sense but rather… verb handhabt · handhabte · gehandhabt C1
  51. derNachlass estate (of inheritance); heritage noun pl. Nachlässe C1
  52. dieZuständigkeit responsibility noun pl. Zuständigkeiten B2
  53. plädieren to plead; to advocate, to make a case verb plädiert · plädierte · plädiert C1
  54. derAusgleich compensation; hotchpot noun pl. Ausgleiche B2
  55. belehren to teach, to guide; to inform, to explain verb belehrt · belehrte · belehrt C1
  56. derBuchstabe letter (of the alphabet); letter (a division unit of a piece of law marked by letters) noun pl. Buchstaben C1
  57. dieUnzucht fornication; adultery; lewdness; promiscuity (any sexual behaviour considered immoral or… noun C2
  58. dieZeugenaussage testimony noun pl. Zeugenaussagen C1
  59. verpflichten to oblige someone, make someone promise; to commit, to oblige verb verpflichtet · verpflichtete · verpflichtet B1
  60. bedingt conditional, provisory; conditioned, induced adj B2
  61. derVorsatz malice, intention, premeditation; intention, something undertaken; resolution noun pl. Vorsätze C1
  62. derGeneralstaatsanwalt prosecutor general, attorney general (of a state) noun pl. Generalstaatsanwälte C2
  63. dieAuslieferung delivery, distribution; extradition noun pl. Auslieferungen C1
  64. dieBetreuung care; a person who takes care noun pl. Betreuungen C1
  65. dieErbschaft estate (of inheritance); heritage noun pl. Erbschaften C1
  66. wirksam effective (well-suited for achieving the intended purpose); effective (having come into… adj B2
  67. derHausfriedensbruch the crime of trespassing, the unlawful entry to, or presence in, a house etc. noun pl. Hausfriedensbrüche C2
  68. derParagraph article, paragraph (section of a legal document) noun pl. Paragraphen C1
  69. dasGewaltverbrechen violent crime noun C2
  70. dieGerichtsverhandlung trial noun pl. Gerichtsverhandlungen C1
  71. dieGeldstrafe criminal fine (payment levied for an act that constitutes a crime) noun pl. Geldstrafen C1
  72. derPräzedenzfall precedent noun pl. Präzedenzfälle B2
  73. derGutachter expert witness; surveyor, assessor noun C1
  74. erwirken to obtain, to secure, to effect verb erwirkt · erwirkte · erwirkt C1
  75. dasMilitärgericht court martial, military court, military tribunal noun pl. Militärgerichte C2
  76. dasMandat mandate (official command) noun pl. Mandate C1
  77. begnadigen to pardon verb begnadigt · begnadigte · begnadigt C1
  78. strafrechtlich concerning or according to criminal law; criminal adj C1
  79. dieRevision revision, change; appeal noun pl. Revisionen C1
  80. derSchadensersatz indemnification, restitution of damage noun C1
  81. derSuizid suicide noun pl. Suizide C1
  82. pathologisch pathological, pathologic; problematic, forming a case that can be debatably solved adj B2

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