Usage Note
Vollstreckung covers both civil enforcement of judgments (Zwangsvollstreckung) and criminal execution of sentences; Vollstreckungsbehörde is the authority responsible for carrying it out.
Examples
"Die Vollstreckung des Urteils wurde auf nächsten Monat verschoben."
Natural Translation
The enforcement of the judgment was postponed to next month.
Literal Translation
The enforcement of the judgment was to next month postponed.
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