No Deal
am 04.04.2006 von German American Law Journal :: American Edition
CK - Washington. Is there a German word for the plea bargain? Transblawg researched and found an appropriate term offered by Prof. Herberger in a recent overview of the German law on plea agreements for criminal proceedings: Mauschelverfahren. Considering that the German criminal codes do not provide for plea agreements but criminal practice has evolved to recognize the sense of such undertakings, Herbergers suggestion is perfect.
The term deal has become common in German legal usage, however, to denote a criminal accommodation. So, if a tourist, especially a …
Plea Agreement Deal
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WOM 3 / Word of the Moment 3/ Das Deal
Transblawg / Following ck’s comment on the entry Adopt a German word / Werden Sie Wortpate!, I think he would like to create a project for dumping rather than adopting words: Off topic, aber doch verwandt: Ich hoffe, dass wir hier im Transblawg Ihre Auffas…
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