rechtsgebied

Dutch

Etymology

From recht (“right, law, justice”) +‎ -s- +‎ gebied (“area, territory”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: rechts‧ge‧bied

Noun

rechtsgebied n (plural rechtsgebieden, diminutive rechtsgebiedje n)

  1. a (territorial) jurisdiction, area of legal competence assigned to an office or official

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