Rechtsgeschäft

German

Etymology

From Recht (law) +‎ -s- +‎ Geschäft (business; transaction).

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Noun

Rechtsgeschäft n (strong, genitive Rechtsgeschäftes or Rechtsgeschäfts, plural Rechtsgeschäfte)

  1. (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.

Declension

Hypernyms

  • Rechtshandlung

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