Mandant
See also: mandant
German
editEtymology
editUltimatively from Latin mandāns, present active participle of mandō (“to grant”); perhaps via French mandant.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editMandant 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
editDeclension of Mandant [masculine, weak]
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