Verwaltungsakt

administrative act

noun fer-VAL-toonks-akt Rare

Also means

official administrative measure

Usage Note

Verwaltungsakt (§35 VwVfG) is any sovereign measure by an authority that regulates an individual case with external legal effect — a building permit, a tax assessment, an expulsion order. Most administrative court cases concern the legality of a Verwaltungsakt.

Examples

"Ein rechtswidriger Verwaltungsakt kann auf Antrag aufgehoben werden."

Natural Translation

An unlawful administrative act can be annulled on request.

Literal Translation

An unlawful administrative-act can on request lifted be.

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