verb

erlassen

enact · issue

Es bedeutet, eine neue Regel oder ein Gesetz offiziell festzulegen und bekanntzugeben.

The German verb erlassen has two primary meanings depending on the context:

To enact or issue (legal/official): Used when an authority or government officially announces a law, decree, or regulation. It implies that the rule is now formally in force.
To remit, waive, or forgive (financial/punitive): Used when a debt, a fine, or a punishment is officially cancelled or excused. For example, a court might waive a fine, or a creditor might forgive a debt.

Grammar: It is a strong, separable verb (though the prefix "er-" is inseparable, the verb itself follows the pattern of lassen).
- Present: ich erlasse, du erlässt, er erlässt
- Past: ich erließ
- Past Participle: erlassen
Word origin: The word is composed of the prefix er- (indicating the completion or the attainment of a state) and the verb lassen (to let or leave). Historically, it combines the sense of "letting something go forth" (in the case of a law) or "letting someone go free from an obligation" (in the case of a debt).

Synonyms:

For the legal meaning: verkünden , verordnen , publizieren .
For the financial/punitive meaning: aufheben , streichen , verzeihen , befreien .

Antonyms:

For the legal meaning: aufheben (to repeal/abolish).
For the financial meaning: eintreiben (to collect/enforce payment), auferlegen (to impose a duty or fine).