Geldauflage
financial condition (payment imposed as part of a court ruling or settlement)
noun GELT-owf-lah-ge Rare
Usage Note
Geldauflage is a payment ordered by a court as a condition for suspending a prosecution (Einstellung gemäß §153a StPO) or as part of a suspended sentence, typically to a charitable organisation or the state treasury. It is not a fine but a discretionary court-imposed obligation.
Examples
"Das Verfahren wurde gegen eine Geldauflage von 5.000 Euro eingestellt."
Natural Translation
The proceedings were discontinued on payment of a 5,000-euro financial condition.
Literal Translation
The procedure was discontinued against a payment-condition of 5,000 euros.
Related Words
- Abmahnschreiben formal warning letter (demanding cessation of unlawful conduct)
- Abschiebung deportation
- Akteneinsicht access to files
- Amtsgericht local court
- Amtspflicht official duty; duty of care owed by a public official
- Anfechtungsklage action for annulment
- Angeklagte defendant
- Anhörung hearing; right to be heard (before a decision is made)
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