Skip to content

Revisionszulassung

leave to appeal on points of law; court permission to proceed to revision

noun re-vi-zi-ONS-tsoo-las-soong Rare

Usage Note

Revisionszulassung must be granted by the lower appellate court; if refused, it can be sought via Nichtzulassungsbeschwerde. Only once granted may the supreme court review the legal errors. Plural: Revisionszulassungen.

Examples

"Das Oberlandesgericht verweigerte die Revisionszulassung."

Natural Translation

The Higher Regional Court refused leave to appeal on points of law.

Literal Translation

The Higher Regional Court refused the revision leave.

Free starter pack

Building your German vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common German words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore German by topic