Regelung
regulation
noun RAY-ge-lung Less Common
Origin: from regeln ('to regulate')
Also means
arrangement
Usage Note
Regelung is feminine and denotes a rule or arrangement that settles how something is handled, from regeln. It is softer than Gesetz ('law') and Vorschrift ('strict directive'); a gesetzliche Regelung is a 'statutory provision'.
Examples
"Die neue Regelung gilt ab Montag."
Natural Translation
The new regulation applies from Monday.
Literal Translation
The new regulation applies from Monday.
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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