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German Legal Translation
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German along with Afrikaans, English, Dutch, Scots and Frisian, belong to West Germanic family of languages. The common feature which all these languages share are the many common lexemes, which is a unit of lexical meaning that exists regardless of the number of inflectional endings. Widely spoken in Central Europe, German is the co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg.
Below are German to English translations of some common terms used in Law.
| English Language | German Language |
|---|---|
| law | das Recht |
| lawyer | der Rechtsanwalt |
| judge | der Richter |
| courtroom | der Gerichtssaal |
| bailiff | der Gerichtsdiener |
| witness | der Zeuge |
| jury | die Geschworenen |
| jury box | die Geschworenen bank |
| prosecution | die Staatsanwaltschaft |
| court clerk | der Protokollführer |
| summons | die Vorladung |
| writ | die Verfügung |
| court case | der Rechtsfall |
| stenographer | der Gerichtsstenograf |
| suspect | der Verdächtige |
| defendant | der Angeklagte |
| defense | die Verteidigung |
| criminal | der Straftäter |
| criminal record | das Strafregister |
| prison guard | der Gefängniswärter |
| prison | das Gefängnis |
| cell | die Gefängniszelle |
| evidence | das Beweismittel |
| bail | die Kaution |
| verdict | das Urteil |
| acquitted | freigesprochen |
| appeal | die Berufung |
| parole | die Haftentlassung auf Bewährung |
| legal advice | die Rechtsberatung |
| court date | der Gerichtstermin |
| charge | die Anklage |
| client | der Klient |
| warrant | der Haftbefehl |
| accused | der Angeklagte |