Mandant
See also: mandant
German edit
Etymology edit
Ultimatively from Latin mandāns, present active participle of mandō (“to grant”); perhaps via French mandant.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Mandant m (weak, genitive Mandanten, plural Mandanten, feminine Mandantin)
- (law) client (of a lawyer)
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 31/2010, page 56:
- Die Aufgabe eines Verteidigers besteht darin, für seine Mandanten mit allen Mitteln des Rechtsstaats zu kämpfen.
- The duty of a defense lawyer consists of fighting for his clients with all constitutional means.
Declension edit
Declension of Mandant [masculine, weak]