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Fug
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fug
German
Etymology
de :inh gmh:vuoc
de gmh vuoc<t:propriety, that which is opportune>.
Pronunciation
de De-Fug.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun m
de obsolete right, justification for acting a certain way
de 1593 Auff die schmähliche ungegründte Abfertigung, und unbefügte vermeindte Retorsion Doctor Marxen zum Lamm Johannes Magirus Tübingen 4 https://www.deutschestextarchiv.de/book/view/magirus_antwort_1593?p=6 ich hab weder fug noch vrsach gehabt / gemelten seinen Bericht anzufechten I had neither right nor cause / to challenge the report of the aforementioned https://web.archive.org/web/20240919003128/https://deutschestextarchiv.de/book/view/magirus_antwort_1593?p=6 19 September 2024
Usage notes
Now only as part of the expression de mit Fug und Recht. The standalone meaning has become obscure for speakers.
Related terms
de Unfug m
de befugen
Further reading