Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit
administrative court system; administrative judiciary
noun fer-VAHL-tungs-ge-rikhts-bar-kyt Rare
Usage Note
Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit is the branch of the judicial system that reviews administrative actions. It runs from Verwaltungsgericht through Oberverwaltungsgericht to the Bundesverwaltungsgericht at the top.
Examples
"Die Verwaltungsgerichtsbarkeit prüft, ob Behördenentscheidungen rechtmäßig sind."
Natural Translation
The administrative court system reviews whether authority decisions are lawful.
Literal Translation
The administrative-court-system reviews, whether authority-decisions lawful are.
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