Rechtsbeugung
German edit
Etymology edit
From Recht (“law”) + -s- + Beugung (“bending, warping”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Rechtsbeugung f (genitive Rechtsbeugung, plural Rechtsbeugungen)
- (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 edit
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 |