Rechtsbeugung

German

Etymology

From Recht (“law”) +‎ -s- +‎ Beugung (“bending, warping”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Rechtsbeugung f (genitive Rechtsbeugung, plural Rechtsbeugungen)

  1. (law) the crime of knowingly misapplying the law such that a legal decision is deliberately taken in a way that legislation does not prescribe; this crime can be committed only by judges, prosecutors, and related officials in judicature

Declension

Declension of Rechtsbeugung [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rechtsbeugung die Rechtsbeugungen
genitive einer der Rechtsbeugung der Rechtsbeugungen
dative einer der Rechtsbeugung den Rechtsbeugungen
accusative eine die Rechtsbeugung die Rechtsbeugungen

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