NOUN

Ermächtigungsgesetzenabling act; empowerment law

Ermächtigungsgesetz is a German noun that means enabling act or empowerment law.

Definitions

1.law that grants special powers or authority, especially to a government or official body(law, history)

a.specific reference to the German law of 1933 that gave the government legislative powers without parliamentary consent

Das Ermächtigungsgesetz von 1933 erlaubte es der Regierung Hitlers, Gesetze ohne Zustimmung des Parlaments zu erlassen.The Enabling Act of 1933 allowed Hitler's government to enact laws without the consent of parliament.

b.generally, any statute that transfers legislative authority to the executive

Ein neues Ermächtigungsgesetz soll der Regierung in Krisenzeiten mehr Handlungsspielraum geben.A new enabling act is intended to grant the government more scope for action in times of crisis.

Declension

Genderneuter

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Nominativedie Ermächtigungsgesetze
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