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Rechtsgeschäft
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German
de:
Etymology
de :af Recht<t:law> -s- Geschäft<t:business; transaction>
From de Recht law -s- Geschäft business; transaction.
Pronunciation
de De-Rechtsgeschäft.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s
de 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.
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch BGB, s. 138(1):
de Ein Rechtsgeschäft, das gegen die guten Sitten verstößt, ist nichtig. A transactional act which is contrary to public policy is void.
Declension
n,(e)s
Hypernyms
de Rechtshandlung
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