Also means
to put away; to tidy up
Usage Note
einräumen in a legal or forensic context means to concede or acknowledge a fact, often stopping short of a full confession: die Tat einräumen — to admit the act. It is softer than gestehen and frequently used in court reporting.
Examples
"Der Angeklagte räumte ein, am Tatort gewesen zu sein."
Natural Translation
The defendant admitted to having been at the scene of the crime.
Literal Translation
The accused admitted, at-the crime-scene been to have.
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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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