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Rechtsbeugung
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German
Etymology
de :af Recht<t:law> -s- Beugung<t:bending, warping>
From de Recht law -s- Beugung bending, warping.
Pronunciation
de De-Rechtsbeugung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de 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
f
See also
de Strafvereitelung