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nounnoun

das Gesetzbuch, ¨-er

code of law

Definition & meaning

A Gesetzbuch is a body of laws organized and published as a single legal code. It can refer either to a particular code, such as a civil or criminal code, or more generally to a book containing laws.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Gender: neuter — das Gesetzbuch
  • Plural: die Gesetzbücher
  • Parts: Gesetz (“law”) + Buch (“book”). The plural changes the vowel in Buch to ü.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Gesetzessammlung — a collection of laws; broader than Gesetzbuch, which usually suggests an organized legal code.
  • Kodex — a code or systematic set of rules; it can also refer to non-legal rules.
  • Rechtsbuch — a legal book or collection of legal rules; less specifically associated with a modern, formally enacted code.

There is no direct antonym.

Common phrases & collocations

  • Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch — the German Civil Code.
  • Strafgesetzbuch — criminal code.
  • ein Gesetzbuch erlassen — to enact or promulgate a legal code.

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Examples

Das neue Gesetzbuch liegt auf dem Tisch.noun

The new code of law is lying on the table.

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