rechtmäßig
lawful; legitimate; legal
English translations
- 01
lawful, legal, legitimate
- 02
lawful
- 03
legitimate
- 04
legal
- 05
lizit
Word details
- German meaning
- Entspricht dem Gesetz oder den Regeln, legal und erlaubt.
- English meaning
- lawful
- Synonym
- legal, legitim
- German example
- Die rechtmäßige Regierung wurde gewählt.
- English example
- The lawful government was elected.
- Comparative
- rechtmäßigerSuperlative: am rechtmäßigsten
- Opposite of
- rightfulunrechtmäßig
Related words
- Rechtmäßigkeit
legality
- Rechtmäßigkeit
lawfulness
- unrechtmäßig
impermissible
- unrechtmäßig
wrongful
- unrechtmäßig
illegal
- unrechtmäßig
illicit
- unrechtmäßig
unlawful
- Rechtmäßigkeit
Legality
- unrechtmäßig
Illegal, unlawful
- Legality
Rechtmäßigkeit
- sich etwas unter den Nagel reißen
To grab something for oneself
- legitimieren
Legitimize
- Anrecht
Entitlement
- legitimistisch
Legitimist means adhering to the legitimacy of a particular political order, especially a monarchy, or seeking to restore it.
- Machtergreifung
Seizure of power
- Bauernfängerei
Swindle, fraud
- Scheckbetrüger
Check forger
- Scheckfälscherin
A female check forger is a woman who illegally alters or falsifies checks to gain financial advantage for herself or others.
- Scheckfälscher
Check forger
- hehlen
To conceal stolen goods
- Legalität
Legality
- Spickzettel
Cheat sheet
- Wucher
Usury, profiteering
- Mitwisser
accessory, someone who knows about a wrongdoing
- gesetzlich
Legal
- Begünstigung
Favoritism
- legitim
Legitimate, lawful
- unverdient
Undeserved
- restituiert
Restituted means that something has been restored or reimbursed, often in a legal or financial context.
- Bestechung
Bribery
- widerrechtlich
Unlawful
- Internierung
Internment
- Plagiat
Plagiarism
- Hausbesetzung
Squatting
- Freiheitsberaubung
Deprivation of liberty
- Scheingericht
Show trial
- bemächtigen
To seize means to take possession of something forcibly or unlawfully.
Example sentences with “rechtmäßig”
Das ist ein rechtmäßiger Anspruch. (That is a legitimate claim.)
Frequently asked questions
Difference between 'rechtmäßig' and 'legal'?
'Legal' implies conformity with the law, while 'rechtmäßig' carries a slightly stronger sense of being rightfully entitled.