rjochtssteat

West Frisian

Alternative forms

  • rjochtsteat, rjuchtssteat

Etymology

From rjocht +‎ -s- +‎ steat, calque of Dutch rechtsstaat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrjoxt.stɪˑə̯t/
  • Rhymes: -oxtstɪˑə̯t
  • Hyphenation: rjochts‧steat

Noun

rjochtssteat c (plural rjochtssteaten)

  1. constitutional state, nation of laws (state where the rights of the citizen are guaranteed)
    • 1977, Sjoerd van der Schaaf, Skiednis fan de Fryske biweging‎[1], De Tille, →ISBN, page 358:
      De foar it libben bineamde en ûnôfhinklike rjochter mei oan de iene kant únmisber wêze yn in rjochtssteat, oan de oare kant wurdt hy yn syn ûnoantaestberens licht in figuer dy't himsels op in to heech stuolte set mei in distânsje fan earbied to easkjen fan it gewoane folk.
      On the one hand, the judge appointed for life and independent may be absolutely indispensable in a constitutional state, but on the other hand, in his inviolability, he easily becomes a figure who places himself on too high a pedestal with a distance to demand respect from the common people.

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