Urteil
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German urteil, from Old High German urteil, urteili, from Proto-Germanic *uzdailiją (“judicial decision; verdict; judgement”). Cognate with Dutch oordeel and English ordeal.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Urteil n (strong, genitive Urteiles or Urteils, plural Urteile, diminutive Urteilchen n)
- (law) judgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence (court decision)
- Die Staatsanwaltschaft will das Urteil des Gerichts anfechten.
- The prosecutors are going to appeal against the judgment of the court.
- judgement, opinion, usually one given after detailed consideration
- Nach dem Urteil des Experten war das Gemälde eine Fälschung.
- The painting was a forgery according to the expert’s judgement.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Urteil [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Urteil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Urteil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Urteil” in Duden online
- Urteil on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Urtheil” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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