Rechtsgeschäft
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German
Etymology
From Recht (“law”) + -s- + Geschäft (“business; transaction”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Rechtsgeschäft n (strong, genitive Rechtsgeschäftes or Rechtsgeschäfts, plural Rechtsgeschäfte)
- (law) transactional act, i.e. the main category of legal acts (Rechtshandlungen) and consisting of a voluntary manifestation of intention and often a physical action that together bring about intended legal effects.
- BGB, s. 138(1):
- BGB, s. 138(1):
Declension
Declension of Rechtsgeschäft
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Rechtsgeschäft | die | Rechtsgeschäfte |
| genitive | eines | des | Rechtsgeschäftes, Rechtsgeschäfts | der | Rechtsgeschäfte |
| dative | einem | dem | Rechtsgeschäft, Rechtsgeschäfte1 | den | Rechtsgeschäften |
| accusative | ein | das | Rechtsgeschäft | die | Rechtsgeschäfte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “Rechtsgeschäft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rechtsgeschäft” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon