gesetzlich
legal, statutory, according to the law
English translations
- 01
legally
- 02
statutory
- 03
lawful
Word details
- German meaning
- Gesetzlich bedeutet, dass etwas dem Gesetz entspricht oder durch ein Gesetz vorgeschrieben ist.
- English meaning
- Legal
- Synonym
- legal, rechtmäßig
- German example
- Das ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben.
- English example
- That is legally required.
- Opposite of
- lawful, legal, legitimateungesetzlich
Related words
- ungesetzlich
Illegal
- widergesetzlich
Unlawful
- rechtswidrig
Unlawful
- schulpflichtig
Of school age means that a child has reached the age at which they are legally required to attend school.
- rechtstotal
Legally absolute means that a situation or action is completely in accordance with the applicable law.
- Prohibition
Prohibition refers to the legal ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
- Mindestlohn
Minimum wage
- Legalität
Legality
- Übergangsbestimmung
A regulation that specifies how a new legal regulation is to be applied to existing facts or legal relationships.
- Schulpflicht
compulsory education
- Ruhestandsalter
Retirement age is the age at which a person typically retires and stops working.
- Zwangsimpfung
Compulsory vaccination is a vaccination that is required by law and therefore mandatory.
- Impfpflicht
Mandatory vaccination
- legalisieren
To legalize means to make something legally permissible or to grant official recognition.
- illegal
Illegal
- eichen
To calibrate
- gesetzeswidrig
Illegal, unlawful
- strafbar
Punishable
- extralegal
Extralegal means outside the law or beyond the scope of the law.
- verfassungswidrig
unconstitutional
- eichen
To calibrate
- statutarisch
Statutory
- unkündbar
Un-dismissable, non-terminable
- verkehrsfähig
marketable
- Rädelsführer
ringleader
- Wehrpflicht
conscription, military service
- Schonzeit
Closed season
- Arbeitsschutz
occupational safety
- Vormunderin
Female guardian
- Kassenpatient
Publicly insured patient
- Pflichtschule
Compulsory school
- Kündigungsschutz
Protection against dismissal
- Alkoholspiegel
blood alcohol level
- Verbotsirrtum
mistake of law
- Wahlbetrug
Election fraud
- Rechtsgrundlage
Legal basis
- Kraftfahrzeughaftpflichtversicherung
Motor vehicle liability insurance is a mandatory insurance for vehicle owners that covers damages caused to third parties by the use of the vehicle.
- Pflichtteil
Forced heirship
- legal
Legal
- jagdgerecht
Ethical hunting
- Fehlverhalten
Misconduct is improper or unlawful behavior, often by people in a position of power.
- Volljährigkeit
Adulthood, majority
- Pfingstmontag
Whit Monday
- Arbeitsdienstpflicht
Compulsory labor service
- Kennzeichnung
Labeling
- Mutterschutz
maternity protection, maternity leave
- Kassenpatientin
Publicly insured patient (female)
- Nachlassempfänger
beneficiary
Example sentences with “gesetzlich”
Dies ist durch die gesetzlich festgelegten Regeln verboten. (This is forbidden by the legally established rules.)
Frequently asked questions
When should you use 'gesetzlich'?
'gesetzlich' is an adjective used when something is mandated or regulated by law, such as 'gesetzliche Krankenversicherung' (statutory health insurance).