last

nl-noun

last m (plural lasten, diminutive lastje n)

lasten (plural)
lastje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: last

From Middle Dutch last, from Old Dutch *last, from Proto-Germanic *hlastuz. Equivalent to laden (“to load”) + -st (“verbal noun”).


Zulu

(law enforcement, slang) police helicopter


weer

weer f (plural weren, diminutive weertje n)

weren (plural)
weertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch wēre, from Old Dutch weri, from Proto-West Germanic *warī.

common Belgian and South Dutch realisations

North and East of the Netherlands, audio example


appel

appel n (plural appels, diminutive appelletje n)

appels (plural)
appelletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: appèl

→ Caribbean Javanese: apèl

→ Indonesian: apèl

→ Papiamentu: apèl

From Middle Dutch appeel, from Old French apel.

(law) appeal (application for legal review and overturning)


lid

lid n (plural leden, diminutive lidje n or ledeken n)

leden (plural)
lidje (diminutive neuter)
ledeken (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: lid

→ Indonesian: lid

Negerhollands: lid, leden, leeden

From Middle Dutch lit, let, leet, from Old Dutch *lid, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

(law) paragraph, subsection (legislative drafting)


farao

farao m (plural farao's, diminutive faraootje n)

farao's (plural)
faraootje (diminutive neuter)


pardon

Negerhollands: pardon, bardon


exploit

exploit n (plural exploiten, diminutive exploitje n)

exploiten (plural)
exploitje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: eksploit

From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

(law) a legal document which proves that another document has been handed over to a certain person


testament

testament n (plural testamenten, diminutive testamentje n)

testamenten (plural)
testamentje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: testament

→ Indonesian: testamen

From Middle Dutch testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament”).


arrest

nl-noun

arrest n (plural arresten, diminutive arrestje n)

arresten (plural)
arrestje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: ares

Negerhollands: arrest

From Middle Dutch arrest, from Old French arest.

(law) confiscation ordered by a legal ruling

(law, historical) detention, confinement, especially after being arrested


reserve

reserve f (plural reserves, diminutive reservetje n)

reserves (plural)
reservetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: reserwe

→ Indonesian: reserve (“reserve”)

desctree

>? Javanese: ꦱꦺꦉꦥ꧀ (sèrep, “spare”)
Caribbean Javanese: sèrep
→ Indonesian: sèrêp (“spare”)

Borrowed from Middle French reserve, from Old French reserver.


casus

nl-noun

casus m (plural casussen or casus, diminutive casusje n)

casussen (plural)
casus (plural)
casusje (diminutive neuter)

→ Dutch: c.q.

→ Indonesian: kasus

Borrowed from Latin cāsus (“chance, event”), the past participle of cadō (“to fall, happen”).


genocide

genocide f (plural genocides, diminutive genocidetje n)

genocides (plural)
genocidetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: genosida

Borrowed from English genocide. Equivalent to geno- + -cide.


guillotine

guillotine f (plural guillotines, diminutive guillotinetje n)

guillotines (plural)
guillotinetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French guillotine. Named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin. First attested in the early 1790s.


omerta

omerta f (plural omertas, diminutive omertaatje n)

omertas (plural)
omertaatje (diminutive neuter)

From Italian omertà, from a Southern dialectal rhotacist variant of umiltà (“humility”), from Latin humilitās, from humilis (“humble”), from humus (“ground, soil”).

(crime) omertà, (extensively) wall of silence, code of silence


dagen

dagen (infinitive)
dagen (gerund neuter)
daag (first-person present singular)
daagde (first-person past singular)
daagt (present second-person singular)
daag (present second-person singular)
daagde (past second-person singular)
daagt (formal present second-person singular)
daagde (formal past second-person singular)
daagt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
daagt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
daagde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
daagde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
daagt (present singular third-person)
daagde (past singular third-person)
dagen (plural present)
daagden (past plural)
dage (archaic present singular subjunctive)
daagde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
dagen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
daagden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
daag (imperative present singular)
daagt (archaic imperative plural present)
dagend (participle present)
gedaagd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch dāgen, from Old Dutch *dagon, from Proto-West Germanic *dagēn, from Proto-Germanic *dagāną.

(transitive, law) to subpoena, summon to appear in court


beroep

beroep n (plural beroepen, diminutive beroepje n)

beroepen (plural)
beroepje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: beroep

From Middle Dutch beroep. Equivalent to a deverbal from beroepen.

Hij tekende beroep aan tegen de uitspraak van de rechtbank.

He filed an appeal against the court's verdict.

Het beroep zal worden gehoord door een hogere rechtbank.

The appeal will be heard by a higher court.


lichaam

lichaam n (plural lichamen, diminutive lichaampje n)

lichamen (plural)
lichaampje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: liggaam

Negerhollands: lichaam, likam

→ Indonesian: badan (semantic loan)

From Middle Dutch lichame, lechame, from Old Dutch lichamo, from Proto-West Germanic *līkahamō, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (“body, bodily frame, corpse”), equivalent to lijk (“body, lich”) + haam (“covering, cover”).

compound

(law) legal body, organisation such as a corporation, association or assembly


eenheid

nl-noun

eenheid f (plural eenheden, diminutive eenheidje n)

eenheden (plural)
eenheidje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: eenheid

From Middle Dutch eenheit, likely calque of Latin ūnitās. Some modern senses likely derive from German Einheit. Equivalent to een + -heid, analogous to English oneness.

De speciale eenheid van de politie werd ingezet om de gijzelnemer te overmeesteren.

The police's special unit was deployed to apprehend the hostage-taker.

(military, law enforcement) unit (squad or party; member of a military organisation or law enforcement organisation; division)


zaak

zaak f (plural zaken, diminutive zaakje n)

zaken (plural)
zaakje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: saake, saek

→ Caribbean Javanese: sag

From Middle Dutch sāke, from Old Dutch *saka, from Proto-West Germanic *saku, from Proto-Germanic *sakō.
Cognate with English sake, West Frisian saak (“cause; business”), Low German Saak, German Sache (“thing; matter; cause; legal cause”), Yiddish זאַך (zakh), Danish sag, Swedish and Norwegian sak, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (sakjō, “dispute, argument”).


politie

Afrikaans: polisie

→ Lokono: bariri

→ Caribbean Hindustani: polisi

→ Caribbean Javanese: polisi

→ Indonesian: polisi

→ Papiamentu: polis

→ West Frisian: polysje, plysje

From Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie.


vouwen

vouwen (infinitive)
vouwen (gerund neuter)
vouw (first-person present singular)
vouwde (first-person past singular)
vouwt (present second-person singular)
vouw (present second-person singular)
vouwde (past second-person singular)
vouwt (formal present second-person singular)
vouwde (formal past second-person singular)
vouwt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
vouwt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
vouwde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
vouwde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
vouwt (present singular third-person)
vouwde (past singular third-person)
vouwen (plural present)
vouwden (past plural)
vouwe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
vouwde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
vouwen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
vouwden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
vouw (imperative present singular)
vouwt (archaic imperative plural present)
vouwend (participle present)
gevouwen (participle past)

Afrikaans: vou

Berbice Creole Dutch: fau

Negerhollands: vouw

From Middle Dutch vouden, from Old Dutch *faldan, from Proto-West Germanic *falþan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną.


franchise

(law, finance) franchise (exemption from financial or legal obligation)


regering

nl-noun

regering f (plural regeringen, diminutive regerinkje n)

regeringen (plural)
regerinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: regering

Negerhollands: regeering

/rəˈɣeː.rɪŋ/

De regering heeft nieuwe maatregelen aangekondigd.

The government has announced new measures.

Veel mensen zijn het niet eens met het beleid van de regering.

Many people disagree with the government's policy.

(law) government (a governing council: especially the executive branch of government)


bekwaamheid

bekwaamheid f (plural bekwaamheden, diminutive bekwaamheidje n)

bekwaamheden (plural)
bekwaamheidje (diminutive neuter)

/bəˈkʋaːmˌɦɛi̯t/


politiebureau

politiebureau n (plural politiebureaus, diminutive politiebureautje n)

politiebureaus (plural)
politiebureautje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of politie (“police”) + bureau (“office”).


terechtstelling

terechtstelling f (plural terechtstellingen, diminutive terechtstellinkje n)

terechtstellingen (plural)
terechtstellinkje (diminutive neuter)

execution, the act of carrying out a death sentence


executie

Afrikaans: eksekusie

→ Indonesian: eksekusi

→ West Frisian: eksekúsje

From Middle Dutch executie, from Old French execution, from Latin exsecutio, an agent noun from exequi (“to follow out”), from out + sequor (“follow”); executeren + -tie.

execution (act, process or manner of putting something into practice)

De politie in het Amerikaanse Webster (Texas) sluit niet uit dat een jongen die zichzelf ophing de executie van Saddam Hussein nadeed.

The police in the American town of Webster (Texas) do not discard the possibility that a youngster, who hanged himself, imitated the execution of Saddam Hussein.

execution (act of fulfilling a death sentence or killing under summary law)


ophangen

ophangen (infinitive)
ophangen (gerund neuter)
hang op (first-person main-clause present singular)
hing op (first-person main-clause past singular)
ophang (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
ophing (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
hangt op (main-clause present second-person singular)
hang op (main-clause present second-person singular)
hing op (main-clause past second-person singular)
ophangt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophing (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
hangt op (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
hing op (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
ophangt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophing (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
hangt op (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
hangt op (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
hingt op (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
hingt op (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
ophangt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophangt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophingt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ophingt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
hangt op (main-clause present singular third-person)
hing op (main-clause past singular third-person)
ophangt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
ophing (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
hangen op (main-clause plural present)
hingen op (main-clause past plural)
ophangen (plural present subordinate-clause)
ophingen (past plural subordinate-clause)
hange op (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
hinge op (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
ophange (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
ophinge (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
hangen op (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
hingen op (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
ophangen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
ophingen (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
hang op (imperative main-clause present singular)
hangt op (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
ophangend (main-clause participle present)
opgehangen (main-clause participle past)

/ˈɔpˌɦɑ.ŋə(n)/

From Middle Dutch ophangen. Equivalent to op + hangen.

Op dit schilderij hangen wilde dieren jachthonden op.

Wild animals are hanging hounds in this painting.

(transitive) to hang, to execute by hanging


moord

moord m (plural moorden, diminutive moordje n)

moorden (plural)
moordje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: moord

Negerhollands: moord, mord

→ Virgin Islands Creole: moro (dated)

From Middle Dutch mort, from Old Dutch morth, from Proto-West Germanic *morþ, from Proto-Germanic *murþą, from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”).

murder, a type of killing legally in a more severe degree than homicide


uitspraak

uitspraak f (plural uitspraken, diminutive uitspraakje n)

uitspraken (plural)
uitspraakje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: uitspraak

From Middle Dutch utesprâke. Equivalent to a deverbal from uitspreken; compare spraak.


rechtszaak

rechtszaak f or m (plural rechtszaken, diminutive rechtszaakje n)

rechtszaken (plural)
rechtszaakje (diminutive neuter)


schikken

schikken (infinitive)
schikken (gerund neuter)
schik (first-person present singular)
schikte (first-person past singular)
schikt (present second-person singular)
schik (present second-person singular)
schikte (past second-person singular)
schikt (formal present second-person singular)
schikte (formal past second-person singular)
schikt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
schikt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
schikte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
schikte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
schikt (present singular third-person)
schikte (past singular third-person)
schikken (plural present)
schikten (past plural)
schikke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
schikte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
schikken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
schikten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
schik (imperative present singular)
schikt (archaic imperative plural present)
schikkend (participle present)
geschikt (participle past)

Afrikaans: skik

→ Caribbean Javanese: sekig, nyekig

From Middle Dutch schicken. Further etymology unclear, found only in continental West Germanic. Cognates are Middle Low German schicken, German schicken.

(intransitive, law) to settle, resolve a legal dispute


bepaling

bepaling f (plural bepalingen, diminutive bepalinkje n)

bepalingen (plural)
bepalinkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch bepalinge. Equivalent to bepalen + -ing.


voorwaardelijk

nl-adj

voorwaardelijk (comparative voorwaardelijker, superlative voorwaardelijkst)

voorwaardelijker (comparative)
voorwaardelijkst (superlative)
voorwaardelijk (adverbial positive predicative)
voorwaardelijker (adverbial comparative predicative)
het voorwaardelijkst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het voorwaardelijkste (adverbial predicative superlative)
voorwaardelijke (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
voorwaardelijkere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
voorwaardelijkste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
voorwaardelijk (indefinite neuter positive singular)
voorwaardelijker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
voorwaardelijkste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
voorwaardelijke (indefinite plural positive)
voorwaardelijkere (comparative indefinite plural)
voorwaardelijkste (indefinite plural superlative)
voorwaardelijke (definite positive)
voorwaardelijkere (comparative definite)
voorwaardelijkste (definite superlative)
voorwaardelijks (partitive positive)
voorwaardelijkers (comparative partitive)

From Middle Dutch vorewaerdelijc. Equivalent to voorwaarde + -lijk.

De straf werd opgelegd met een voorwaardelijke veroordeling.

The punishment was imposed with a probationary sentence.

De rechter besloot een voorwaardelijke straf op te leggen.

The judge decided to impose a conditional sentence.


bezit

Afrikaans: besit

→ Indonesian: bezit

From Middle Dutch besit. Equivalent to a deverbal from bezitten.


rechter

nl-noun

rechter m (plural rechters, diminutive rechtertje n)

rechters (plural)
rechtertje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: rechter, regter


overeenkomst

overeenkomst f (plural overeenkomsten, diminutive overeenkomstje n)

overeenkomsten (plural)
overeenkomstje (diminutive neuter)

De partijen bereikten een akkoord en sloten een overeenkomst over de voorwaarden.

The parties reached an agreement and concluded a contract on the terms.


misdaad

misdaad f (plural misdaden, diminutive misdaadje n)

misdaden (plural)
misdaadje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch misdaet, from Old Dutch *misdād (“misdeed”), from Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz < *missa- (“mis-”) + *dēdiz (“deed, act”). Equivalent to mis- + daad or misdoen (“to misdo”) + -d (“verbal noun”). Cognate with Old Saxon misdād (“misdeed”), German Missetat, West Frisian misdied, English misdeed, Danish misdåd. More at misdeed.


proces

nl-noun

proces n (plural processen, diminutive procesje n)

processen (plural)
procesje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: proses

→ Indonesian: proses (“process”)

desc

→ Indonesian: acara (“trial; court exam”) (semantic loan)

→ Papiamentu: proces (dated)

→ West Frisian: proses

From Middle Dutch proces, from Old French procés (“journey”), from Latin processus, past participle of procedo.


naamloze vennootschap

nl-noun

naamloze vennootschap f (plural naamloze vennootschappen, diminutive naamloos vennootschapje n)

naamloze vennootschappen (plural)
naamloos vennootschapje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: naamloze vennootschap

public limited company
public limited company

(law) public limited company, corporation


eigendom

Afrikaans: eiendom

→ Indonesian: eigendom

Negerhollands: eegendom

From Middle Dutch eigendom. Equivalent to eigen + -dom, compare German Eigentum.


beschuldiging

beschuldiging f (plural beschuldigingen, diminutive beschuldiginkje n)

beschuldigingen (plural)
beschuldiginkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: beskuldiging

desc

→ Indonesian: dakwaan (“indictment”) (semantic loan)


gewoonterecht

nl-noun

gewoonterecht n (plural gewoonterechten)

From gewoonte (“custom”) + recht (“law”).


erfenis

erfenis f (plural erfenissen, diminutive erfenisje n)

erfenissen (plural)
erfenisje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: erfnis (dated)

From Middle Dutch erfnesse. Equivalent to erven + -nis.


grondwet

grondwet f (plural grondwetten, diminutive grondwetje n)

grondwetten (plural)
grondwetje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Indonesian: undang-undang dasar (calque)

Compound of grond (“ground, base”) + wet (“law”).


geding

nl-noun

geding n (plural gedingen, diminutive gedingetje n)

gedingen (plural)
gedingetje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch gedinge. Equivalent to ge- + dingen (“to plead”).


getuige

getuige m (plural getuigen, diminutive getuigetje n)

getuigen (plural)
getuigetje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: getuge, getiege

→ Sranan Tongo: kotoigi

→ Saramaccan: kotóígima

From Middle Dutch getuge, from the verb getugen (modern getuigen).
Cognate with German Zeuge.

/ɣəˈtœy̯.ɣə/


bengel

bengel m (plural bengels, diminutive bengeltje n)

bengels (plural)
bengeltje (diminutive neuter)


nietig

nl-adj

nietig (comparative nietiger, superlative nietigst)

nietiger (comparative)
nietigst (superlative)
nietig (adverbial positive predicative)
nietiger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het nietigst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het nietigste (adverbial predicative superlative)
nietige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
nietigere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
nietigste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
nietig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
nietiger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
nietigste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
nietige (indefinite plural positive)
nietigere (comparative indefinite plural)
nietigste (indefinite plural superlative)
nietige (definite positive)
nietigere (comparative definite)
nietigste (definite superlative)
nietigs (partitive positive)
nietigers (comparative partitive)

Afrikaans: nietig

From Middle Dutch nietich. By surface analysis, niet + -ig.

Dit huwelijk is nietig verklaard.


onteren

onteren (infinitive)
onteren (gerund neuter)
onteer (first-person present singular)
onteerde (first-person past singular)
onteert (present second-person singular)
onteer (present second-person singular)
onteerde (past second-person singular)
onteert (formal present second-person singular)
onteerde (formal past second-person singular)
onteert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
onteert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
onteerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
onteerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
onteert (present singular third-person)
onteerde (past singular third-person)
onteren (plural present)
onteerden (past plural)
ontere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
onteerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
onteren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
onteerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
onteer (imperative present singular)
onteert (archaic imperative plural present)
onterend (participle present)
onteerd (participle past)

From eer (“honour”) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

af

Je kunt dat niet doen zonder zijn nagedachtenis te onteren.

You cannot do that without dishonoring his memory.

(transitive) to rape, to violate sexually


actie

nl-noun

actie f (plural acties or actiën, diminutive actietje n)

acties (plural)
actiën (plural)
actietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: aksie

→ Caribbean Javanese: aksi

→ German: Aktie

→ Indonesian: aksi

→ Malay: aksi

→ Peranakan Indonesian: actie

→ Petjo: aksi

→ Sranan Tongo: aksi

From Middle Dutch actie, directly or ultimately from Latin āctiō (“action”).

(law, obsolete) legal charge; formal claim


strafrecht

Afrikaans: strafreg

desc

→ Indonesian: hukum pidana (“criminal law”, literally “punishment law”) (calque)

From straf (“punishment”) + recht (“law”).


galgenaas

/ˈɣɑl.ɣənˌaːs/

From galg (“gallow”) + aas (“bait, prey”).


dagvaarding

nl-noun

dagvaarding f (plural dagvaardingen, diminutive dagvaardinkje n)

dagvaardingen (plural)
dagvaardinkje (diminutive neuter)

(law) a subpoena, writ requiring someone to appear in court, e.g. to give testimony


vonnis

vonnis n (plural vonnissen, diminutive vonnisje n)

vonnissen (plural)
vonnisje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: vonis

Equivalent to vond (“finding”) + -nis (“-ness”).


medeplichtig

nl-adj

medeplichtig (comparative medeplichtiger, superlative medeplichtigst)

medeplichtiger (comparative)
medeplichtigst (superlative)
medeplichtig (adverbial positive predicative)
medeplichtiger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het medeplichtigst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het medeplichtigste (adverbial predicative superlative)
medeplichtige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
medeplichtigere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
medeplichtigste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
medeplichtig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
medeplichtiger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
medeplichtigste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
medeplichtige (indefinite plural positive)
medeplichtigere (comparative indefinite plural)
medeplichtigste (indefinite plural superlative)
medeplichtige (definite positive)
medeplichtigere (comparative definite)
medeplichtigste (definite superlative)
medeplichtigs (partitive positive)
medeplichtigers (comparative partitive)

From mede- (“co-”) + plicht (“action; duty, obligation”) + -ig (“-y, -ish”), in relation to medeplegen.


brandstichting

nl-noun

brandstichting f (plural brandstichtingen, diminutive brandstichtinkje n)

brandstichtingen (plural)
brandstichtinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: brandstigting


aanleg

De verdachte werd in eerste aanleg vrijgesproken.

The accused was acquitted at first instance.

(law) instance (the act of submitting a legal case)


maatschap

maatschap f (plural maatschappen, diminutive maatschapje n)

maatschappen (plural)
maatschapje (diminutive neuter)

→ Polish: maszop

From Middle Dutch maetscap. Equivalent to maat (“partner”) + -schap (“-ship”).

Maatschap, of vennootschap is een overkominge van twee of meerder lieden, om door gemeenſchap van goederen of dienst gemeene baat te trekken.

1667, Hugo de Groot, Inleiding tot de Hollandsche rechtsgeleerdheid [Introduction to Hollandish jurisprudence], Middelburg: Pieter Gillissen, page 607:

Maatschap or vennootschap is an agreement between two or more people to benefit from commonality of goods or services.

(law) partnership, venture (a legal partnership of two or more natural or legal persons for the purpose of sharing costs and distributing jointly generated profits, mainly entered into by certain self-employed professions, such as doctors, dentists, lawyers, and accountants, in which the partners may be held individually and privately liable in case of debts)


overtreding

overtreding f (plural overtredingen, diminutive overtredinkje n)

overtredingen (plural)
overtredinkje (diminutive neuter)

(Belgium, law) minor offence, petty offence


misdrijf

misdrijf n (plural misdrijven, diminutive misdrijfje n)

misdrijven (plural)
misdrijfje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kejahatan (semantic loan)

→ Indonesian: misdrijf


uitleg

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of uitleggen


marke

A variant of mark (“border region”), here with the meaning "enclosed land; land delineated by a border".

(law, historical) common land; communally owned and administered (agrarian) land


rechtsgeleerdheid

nl-noun

rechtsgeleerdheid f (plural rechtsgeleerdheden)


gerechtshof

gerechtshof n (plural gerechtshoven, diminutive gerechtshofje n)

gerechtshoven (plural)
gerechtshofje (diminutive neuter)


hooggerechtshof

hooggerechtshof n (plural hooggerechtshoven)


rechten

rechten (infinitive)
rechten (gerund neuter)
recht (first-person present singular)
rechtte (first-person past singular)
recht (present second-person singular)
rechtte (past second-person singular)
recht (formal present second-person singular)
rechtte (formal past second-person singular)
recht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
recht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
rechtte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
rechtte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
recht (present singular third-person)
rechtte (past singular third-person)
rechten (plural present)
rechtten (past plural)
rechte (archaic present singular subjunctive)
rechtte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
rechten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
rechtten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
recht (imperative present singular)
recht (archaic imperative plural present)
rechtend (participle present)
gerecht (participle past)

Germanic, from recht (“(what is) right, justice, law”), cognate with German Recht, also from the adjective recht (“right, straight”).

to seek justice, notably:
to sue judicially


meineed

From Old Dutch *meinēth, from Proto-Germanic *mainaiþaz (“perjury”), from *mainą + *aiþaz.


allochtoon

allochtoon m (plural allochtonen, diminutive allochtoontje n)

allochtonen (plural)
allochtoontje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: alòkton, alòhton

Borrowed from French allochtone, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, ground”).

(law, demography) a person of non-native descent, having been born abroad or having foreign parents or grandparents (legal and demographic definitions vary)


schuld

schuld f (plural schulden, diminutive schuldje n)

schulden (plural)
schuldje (diminutive neuter)

desctree

Afrikaans: skuld
→ Sotho: sekoloto
→ Tswana: sekoloto
→ Zulu: isikweletu

Berbice Creole Dutch: skolo

Jersey Dutch: sxjilt

Negerhollands: skuld, skylt, schuild

→ Indonesian: kesalahan (semantic loan)

From Middle Dutch schuld, also schout, from Old Dutch skult, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldi, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.

(law, by extension) any obligor’s duty to perform

Maar het hof was overduidelijk over haar schuld voor.

But the court was abundantly clear about her guilt of deprivation of liberty.


rechtbank

nl-noun

rechtbank f (plural rechtbanken, diminutive rechtbankje n)

rechtbanken (plural)
rechtbankje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch rechtbanc. Equivalent to recht (“law, justice”) + bank (“bench, panel”).

compound

(law) a tribunal, court of law, where judge(s) and/or jury administer the law; the higher tribunals are however called (gerechts)hof


grondrecht

From grond (“ground, base”) + recht (“right”).


willekeur

/ˈʋɪ.ləˌkøːr/

From Middle Dutch willecore. By surface analysis, wil (“will, desire”) + -e- + keur (“choice”); thus roughly translatable as "choice at will".

surf

Zo is het een straf waar geen rechter aan te pas komt. Een winkelier kan de dief of overlastgever eigenhandig een verbod opleggen. Dat is een uitnodiging tot willekeur. De ene winkeldief krijgt een collectief winkelverbod, de andere winkeldief niet.

2011 January 4, Pieter Hilhorst, de Volkskrant:

That way, it is a punishment that does not involve a judge. A retailer can ban the thief or agitator by himself. That is an invitation to arbitrary decision-making. One shoplifter gets a chain store ban, the other shoplifter doesn't.

(law) arbitrariness, arbitrary decision-making


rechtsstaat

nl-noun

rechtsstaat m (plural rechtsstaten, diminutive rechtsstaatje n)

rechtsstaten (plural)
rechtsstaatje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: regstaat

→ Indonesian: negara hukum (calque)

→ West Frisian: rjochtssteat

Around the 1860s. From recht + -s- + staat, calque of German Rechtsstaat.

Veel rechtsstaten sloten geen uitleveringsverdrag met deze dictatuur.

Many nations of laws didn't sign extradition treaties with this dictatorship.

Wie nu zal een ware vertegenwoordiging van het volk vinden in zulk een vergadering, waar het redeneerend en reflecterende element zoo onmisbaar de overhand heeft, en vooral het juridiesch element den meest beslissenden invloed op de discussiën moet uitoefenen, juist alsof de zooveel besproken “rechtsstaat” in de praktijk een juristen-staat moest worden.

c. 1866, “De Pruisische landdag van 1865”, in Wetenschappelijke bladen, page 438:

nation of laws, constitutional state, (state which has rule of law)


amendement

amendement n (plural amendementen, diminutive amendementje n)

amendementen (plural)
amendementje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: amendemen

Borrowed from French amendement, from Middle French amendement, from Old French [Term?].

(law, politics) amendment, change or addition to a proposed law, ordinance or rule


aanspraak

aanspraak f (plural aanspraken, diminutive aanspraakje n)

aanspraken (plural)
aanspraakje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: aanspraak

→ Papiamentu: aanspraak (dated)

From Middle Dutch aensprâke. Equivalent to a deverbal from aanspreken, morphologically aan + spraak.

(obsolete, law) charge, accusation, legal claim


curatele

Indonesian: curatele


corruptiezaak

corruptiezaak f (plural corruptiezaken, diminutive corruptiezaakje n)

corruptiezaken (plural)
corruptiezaakje (diminutive neuter)

From corruptie (“corruption”) + zaak (“case”).


slotpleidooi

(law) closing argument (in a court case)


terechtstellen

terechtstellen (infinitive)
terechtstellen (gerund neuter)
stel terecht (first-person main-clause present singular)
stelde terecht (first-person main-clause past singular)
terechtstel (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
terechtstelde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
stelt terecht (main-clause present second-person singular)
stel terecht (main-clause present second-person singular)
stelde terecht (main-clause past second-person singular)
terechtstelt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
terechtstelde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
stelt terecht (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
stelde terecht (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
terechtstelt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
terechtstelde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
stelt terecht (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
stelt terecht (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
stelde terecht (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
stelde terecht (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
terechtstelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
terechtstelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
terechtstelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
terechtstelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
stelt terecht (main-clause present singular third-person)
stelde terecht (main-clause past singular third-person)
terechtstelt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
terechtstelde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
stellen terecht (main-clause plural present)
stelden terecht (main-clause past plural)
terechtstellen (plural present subordinate-clause)
terechtstelden (past plural subordinate-clause)
stelle terecht (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
stelde terecht (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
terechtstelle (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
terechtstelde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
stellen terecht (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
stelden terecht (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
terechtstellen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
terechtstelden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
stel terecht (imperative main-clause present singular)
stelt terecht (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
terechtstellend (main-clause participle present)
terechtgesteld (main-clause participle past)

(transitive) to execute, to carry out a death sentence


politieagent

nl-noun

politieagent m (plural politieagenten, diminutive politieagentje n, feminine politieagente)

politieagenten (plural)
politieagentje (diminutive neuter)
politieagente (feminine)

Compound of politie (“police”) + agent (“agent”).


forfait

forfait m (plural forfaits, diminutive forfaitje n)

forfaits (plural)
forfaitje (diminutive neuter)

(taxation, Netherlands) a pre-determined tax amount


notaris

notaris m (plural notarissen, diminutive notarisje n)

notarissen (plural)
notarisje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Hindustani: notáras

→ Indonesian: notaris

→ Papiamentu: notaris (dated)


accijns

accijns m (plural accijnzen, diminutive accijnsje n)

accijnzen (plural)
accijnsje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: akseins

From Old French acceis (“tax, assessment”) (whence modern French accise), from Vulgar Latin *accensum, ultimately from ad + census (“tax, census”).

excise tax; a tax on certain goods including alcohol, tobacco, and flammable materials


vervallen

vervallen (infinitive)
vervallen (gerund neuter)
verval (first-person present singular)
verviel (first-person past singular)
vervalt (present second-person singular)
verval (present second-person singular)
verviel (past second-person singular)
vervalt (formal present second-person singular)
verviel (formal past second-person singular)
vervalt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
vervalt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
vervielt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
vervielt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
vervalt (present singular third-person)
verviel (past singular third-person)
vervallen (plural present)
vervielen (past plural)
vervalle (archaic present singular subjunctive)
verviele (archaic past singular subjunctive)
vervallen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
vervielen (archaic past plural subjunctive)
verval (imperative present singular)
vervalt (archaic imperative plural present)
vervallend (participle present)
vervallen (participle past)

Negerhollands: verval


vervallen

nl-adj

vervallen (comparative vervallener, superlative vervallenst)

vervallener (comparative)
vervallenst (superlative)
vervallen (adverbial positive predicative)
vervallener (adverbial comparative predicative)
het vervallenst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het vervallenste (adverbial predicative superlative)
vervallen (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
vervallener (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
vervallenste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
vervallen (indefinite neuter positive singular)
vervallener (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
vervallenste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
vervallen (indefinite plural positive)
vervallener (comparative indefinite plural)
vervallenste (indefinite plural superlative)
vervallen (definite positive)
vervallener (comparative definite)
vervallenste (definite superlative)
vervallens (partitive positive)
vervalleners (comparative partitive)

(law) having no legal force or cogency, invalid


strafpunt

nl-noun

strafpunt n (plural strafpunten, diminutive strafpuntje n)

strafpunten (plural)
strafpuntje (diminutive neuter)

(generally, sports in and games, sometimes law) penalty point


oorlogsmisdadiger

oorlogsmisdadiger m (plural oorlogsmisdadigers, diminutive oorlogsmisdadigertje n)

oorlogsmisdadigers (plural)
oorlogsmisdadigertje (diminutive neuter)


oorlogsmisdrijf

oorlogsmisdrijf n (plural oorlogsmisdrijven)


kraak

kraak m (plural kraken, diminutive kraakje n)

kraken (plural)
kraakje (diminutive neuter)

From kraken (“to crack; to squat; to break and enter”). Cognate with English crack.

breaking and entering
breaking and entering


voogd

voogd m (plural voogden, diminutive voogdje n, feminine voogdes)

voogden (plural)
voogdje (diminutive neuter)
voogdes (feminine)

Afrikaans: voog

Early borrowing from Medieval Latin vocātus (“legal representative”), from Latin advocātus (“witness, advocate”). Compare Old High German fogat.

bor

guardian (law: person legally responsible for a minor in loco parentis)


dwaling

nl-noun

dwaling f (plural dwalingen, diminutive dwalinkje n)

dwalingen (plural)
dwalinkje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: dwaeling

From Middle Dutch dwalinge. Equivalent to dwalen (“to err, wander”) + -ing.


huisarrest

huisarrest n (plural huisarresten, diminutive huisarrestje n)

huisarresten (plural)
huisarrestje (diminutive neuter)


medeplichtige

medeplichtige m or f (plural medeplichtigen)

→ Indonesian: medeplichtige

From medeplichtig (“sharing guilt”) + -e.


galg

galg f (plural galgen, diminutive galgje n)

galgen (plural)
galgje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: galg

Negerhollands: galg

From Middle Dutch galge, from Old Dutch *galga, from Proto-Germanic *galgô, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”). Compare German Galgen, West Frisian galge, English gallows, Danish galge.

(metonymically) the death sentence, notably by hanging


nalatenschap

nalatenschap f (plural nalatenschappen, diminutive nalatenschapje n)

nalatenschappen (plural)
nalatenschapje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: nalatenskap


erf

erf n (plural erven, diminutive erfje n)

erven (plural)
erfje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: erf

→ English: erf

Negerhollands: erfe

Petjo: erf

From Middle Dutch erve, from Old Dutch ervi, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją.

(obsolete, law) hereditament, especially a plot of land


borgtocht

borgtocht m or f (plural borgtochten, diminutive borgtochtje n)

borgtochten (plural)
borgtochtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: borgtog

From Middle Dutch borchtocht, equivalent to borg + tocht.


onthoofden

onthoofden (infinitive)
onthoofden (gerund neuter)
onthoofd (first-person present singular)
onthoofdde (first-person past singular)
onthoofdt (present second-person singular)
onthoofd (present second-person singular)
onthoofdde (past second-person singular)
onthoofdt (formal present second-person singular)
onthoofdde (formal past second-person singular)
onthoofdt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
onthoofdt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
onthoofdde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
onthoofdde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
onthoofdt (present singular third-person)
onthoofdde (past singular third-person)
onthoofden (plural present)
onthoofdden (past plural)
onthoofde (archaic present singular subjunctive)
onthoofdde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
onthoofden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
onthoofdden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
onthoofd (imperative present singular)
onthoofdt (archaic imperative plural present)
onthoofdend (participle present)
onthoofd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch onthôveden. Equivalent to modern hoofd (“head”) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

af

to behead, decapitate, notably as capital punishment


teleologisch

teleologisch (adverbial positive predicative)
teleologische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
teleologisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
teleologische (indefinite plural positive)
teleologische (definite positive)
teleologisch (partitive positive)

From teleologie + -isch, itself from New Latin teleolog, coined 1728 by German philosopher Baron Christian von Wolff (1679-1754) from Ancient Greek τέλειος (téleios, “entire, perfect, complete”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

der

(law) a judge's way to interpret the law by its intent rather than its actual phrasing


volkenrecht

Hugo de Groot was een Nederlands rechtsgeleerde en schrijver. … Zijn beroemdste werk is "De iure belli ac pacis" (Over het recht van oorlog en vrede) uit 1625. Dit werk vormt de basis voor het moderne volkenrecht.

Hugo Grotius was a Dutch jurisconsult and writer. His most famous work is "De iure belli ac pacis" (On the law of war and peace) of 1625. This work forms the basis for modern international law.

(law) international law, international public law


aanhalen

aanhalen (infinitive)
aanhalen (gerund neuter)
haal aan (first-person main-clause present singular)
haalde aan (first-person main-clause past singular)
aanhaal (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aanhaalde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
haalt aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
haal aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
haalde aan (main-clause past second-person singular)
aanhaalt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanhaalde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
haalt aan (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
haalde aan (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aanhaalt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanhaalde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
haalt aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
haalt aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
haalde aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
haalde aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aanhaalt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanhaalt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanhaalde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanhaalde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
haalt aan (main-clause present singular third-person)
haalde aan (main-clause past singular third-person)
aanhaalt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aanhaalde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
halen aan (main-clause plural present)
haalden aan (main-clause past plural)
aanhalen (plural present subordinate-clause)
aanhaalden (past plural subordinate-clause)
hale aan (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
haalde aan (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aanhale (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanhaalde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
halen aan (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
haalden aan (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aanhalen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanhaalden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
haal aan (imperative main-clause present singular)
haalt aan (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aanhalend (main-clause participle present)
aangehaald (main-clause participle past)

Afrikaans: aanhaal

From Middle Dutch aenhalen. Equivalent to aan + halen.

(transitive, law, now chiefly Belgium) to (temporarily) confiscate, to hold


citeren

citeren (infinitive)
citeren (gerund neuter)
citeer (first-person present singular)
citeerde (first-person past singular)
citeert (present second-person singular)
citeer (present second-person singular)
citeerde (past second-person singular)
citeert (formal present second-person singular)
citeerde (formal past second-person singular)
citeert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
citeert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
citeerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
citeerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
citeert (present singular third-person)
citeerde (past singular third-person)
citeren (plural present)
citeerden (past plural)
citere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
citeerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
citeren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
citeerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
citeer (imperative present singular)
citeert (archaic imperative plural present)
citerend (participle present)
geciteerd (participle past)

→ Indonesian: sitir

Borrowed from Middle French citer, from Latin citō.

(transitive, law) to summon, subpoena to appear in court


procederen

procederen (infinitive)
procederen (gerund neuter)
procedeer (first-person present singular)
procedeerde (first-person past singular)
procedeert (present second-person singular)
procedeer (present second-person singular)
procedeerde (past second-person singular)
procedeert (formal present second-person singular)
procedeerde (formal past second-person singular)
procedeert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
procedeert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
procedeerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
procedeerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
procedeert (present singular third-person)
procedeerde (past singular third-person)
procederen (plural present)
procedeerden (past plural)
procedere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
procedeerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
procederen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
procedeerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
procedeer (imperative present singular)
procedeert (archaic imperative plural present)
procederend (participle present)
geprocedeerd (participle past)

From French procéder, from Latin procedere (“to go forward, advance”), itself from pro- (“forward”) + cedere (“to go”).

(intransitive) to litigate, resort to a legal procedure


omkoping

nl-noun

omkoping f (plural omkopingen, diminutive omkopinkje n)

omkopingen (plural)
omkopinkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: omkoping

bribery, corruptly paying off illegitimate favors


brandstichten

brandstichten (infinitive)
brandstichten (gerund neuter)
sticht brand (first-person main-clause present singular)
stichtte brand (first-person main-clause past singular)
brandsticht (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (main-clause present second-person singular)
stichtte brand (main-clause past second-person singular)
brandsticht (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
stichtte brand (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
brandsticht (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
sticht brand (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
stichtte brand (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
stichtte brand (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
brandsticht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandsticht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (main-clause present singular third-person)
stichtte brand (main-clause past singular third-person)
brandsticht (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
brandstichtte (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
stichten brand (main-clause plural present)
stichtten brand (main-clause past plural)
brandstichten (plural present subordinate-clause)
brandstichtten (past plural subordinate-clause)
stichte brand (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
stichtte brand (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
brandstichte (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
brandstichtte (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
stichten brand (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
stichtten brand (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
brandstichten (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
brandstichtten (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
sticht brand (imperative main-clause present singular)
sticht brand (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
brandstichtend (main-clause participle present)
brandgesticht (main-clause participle past)

From brand (“fire”) + stichten (“to start, cause”).

compound

(intransitive) to start a fire, to set fire to something, to commit arson


verbintenis

nl-noun

verbintenis f (plural verbintenissen, diminutive verbintenisje n)

verbintenissen (plural)
verbintenisje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch verbintenisse. Equivalent to verbinden + -nis.


faillissement

faillissement n (plural faillissementen, diminutive faillissementje n)

faillissementen (plural)
faillissementje (diminutive neuter)

From earlier faillement, from Middle French faillement, from faillir (“to fail, go bankrupt”). The insertion of -iss- happened in Dutch as a hyperforeignism, and is not found in the French word.


retentor

retentor m (plural retentoren or retentors or retentores, diminutive retentortje n)

retentoren (plural)
retentors (plural)
retentores (plural)
retentortje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin retentor, from retentare, from retinere (“retain, hold back”), from re- + tenere.

(law) the holder of a right of retensio, i.e. to keep something one doesn't own


retentie

retentie f (plural retenties, diminutive retentietje n)

retenties (plural)
retentietje (diminutive neuter)

From Latin retentio (perhaps via French rétention), itself from retinere 'to retain, remember' (from re- 're-, again' + -tinere, the compound variation of tenere 'to keep, hold').

(law) the retention, act of retaining something rather than returning it


considerans

considerans m (plural consideransen or considerantia, diminutive consideransje n)

consideransen (plural)
considerantia (plural)
consideransje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: konsiderans

Borrowed from Latin cōnsīderāns, present active participle of cōnsīderō (“consider, ponder”); cognate with French considérant.

(law) a consideration, something taken into account to reach a decision, notably a legal one, such as a verdict or deed


aansprakelijkheid

aansprakelijkheid f (plural aansprakelijkheden)

From aansprakelijk (“liable”) + -heid (“-ness”).


referte

(law) not contest charges (of a suspect or involved party)


vrijspraak

nl-noun

vrijspraak f or m (plural vrijspraken, diminutive vrijspraakje n)

vrijspraken (plural)
vrijspraakje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: vryspraak

→ Indonesian: vrijspraak

→ West Frisian: frijspraak

Compound of vrij + spraak. Compare German Freispruch.

(chiefly law) release (of a suspect), acquittal


aanklacht

aanklacht f (plural aanklachten, diminutive aanklachtje n)

aanklachten (plural)
aanklachtje (diminutive neuter)

From aanklagen. Equivalent to aan (“on”) + klacht (“complaint”) or aanklagen (“to accuse, sue”) + -t (“verbal noun”).

suffix

(law) indictment, charge against a crime


diender

nl-noun

diender m (plural dienders, diminutive diendertje n)

dienders (plural)
diendertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: diender (dated)

From Middle Dutch diender, variant of dienre. By surface analysis, dienen + er. The -d- is an instance of epenthesis commonly encountered between liquid consonants and vowels; compare for example doender, daalder.

Synonym of politieagent (“police officer”)


vaandrig

vaandrig m (plural vaandrigs, diminutive vaandrigje n)

vaandrigs (plural)
vaandrigje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, military, law enforcement) the lowest rank in the Army, Air Force and Marechaussee


rechtspraak

Afrikaans: regspraak

→ West Frisian: rjochtspraak (calque)

the administration of justice by the judiciary, jurisdiction


verbreken

verbreken (infinitive)
verbreken (gerund neuter)
verbreek (first-person present singular)
verbrak (first-person past singular)
verbreekt (present second-person singular)
verbreek (present second-person singular)
verbrak (past second-person singular)
verbreekt (formal present second-person singular)
verbrak (formal past second-person singular)
verbreekt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
verbreekt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
verbraakt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
verbraakt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
verbreekt (present singular third-person)
verbrak (past singular third-person)
verbreken (plural present)
verbraken (past plural)
verbreke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
verbrake (archaic past singular subjunctive)
verbreken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
verbraken (archaic past plural subjunctive)
verbreek (imperative present singular)
verbreekt (archaic imperative plural present)
verbrekend (participle present)
verbroken (participle past)

Negerhollands: verbreek

From Middle Dutch verbreken. Equivalent to ver- + breken (“to break”).

(transitive, law) to annul (a court ruling) on procedural grounds


rechtspleging

rechtspleging f (plural rechtsplegingen)


beroepen

beroepen (infinitive)
beroepen (gerund neuter)
beroep (first-person present singular)
beriep (first-person past singular)
beroept (present second-person singular)
beroep (present second-person singular)
beriep (past second-person singular)
beroept (formal present second-person singular)
beriep (formal past second-person singular)
beroept (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
beroept (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
beriept (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
beriept (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
beroept (present singular third-person)
beriep (past singular third-person)
beroepen (plural present)
beriepen (past plural)
beroepe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
beriepe (archaic past singular subjunctive)
beroepen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
beriepen (archaic past plural subjunctive)
beroep (imperative present singular)
beroept (archaic imperative plural present)
beroepend (participle present)
beroepen (participle past)

Afrikaans: beroep

Negerhollands: beroep

From Middle Dutch beroepen. Equivalent to be- + roepen.


beslag

beslag n (plural beslagen, diminutive beslagje n)

beslagen (plural)
beslagje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: beslag

in beslag nemen: to take into possession, to confiscate


homologatie

From Latin homologātiō. By surface analysis, homologeren + -atie.

surf

(law) homologation, ratification by a recognized authority for such matters as a bankrupcy agreement or the execution of a legal transaction


derogatie

Borrowed from Middle French dérogation, from Old French derogacion, from Latin derogatio: equivalent to derogeren + -atie.

(law) derogation of a law or part of a law either temporarily or permanently


doorgeefluik

nl-noun

doorgeefluik n (plural doorgeefluiken, diminutive doorgeefluikje n)

doorgeefluiken (plural)
doorgeefluikje (diminutive neuter)


bilocatie

Borrowed, either from English or French.

(law, uncountable) divorce arrangement where the child or children spend(s) equal time at the homes of both parents


vrouwenhandel

vrouwenhandel m (uncountable, diminutive vrouwenhandeltje n)

From vrouw (“women”) + -en- + handel (“trade”).


gratie

→ Indonesian: grasi

From Middle Dutch gracie, from Latin grātia.


veroordeling

nl-noun

veroordeling f (plural veroordelingen, diminutive veroordelinkje n)

veroordelingen (plural)
veroordelinkje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Indonesian: pemidanaan (semantic loan)


winkeldiefstal

nl-noun

winkeldiefstal m (plural winkeldiefstallen, diminutive winkeldiefstalletje n)

winkeldiefstallen (plural)
winkeldiefstalletje (diminutive neuter)


ramkraak

ramkraak m (plural ramkraken, diminutive ramkraakje n)

ramkraken (plural)
ramkraakje (diminutive neuter)

From rammen (“to ram”) + kraak (“robbery, heist”).

compound

a ramraid (esp. at a bank): a robbery, a theft where the premises are rammed with a vehicle to gain access


sanctie

nl-noun

sanctie f (plural sancties, diminutive sanctietje n)

sancties (plural)
sanctietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: sanksi

Borrowed from French sanction, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin sānctiō.


rechtsprocedure

rechtsprocedure f or m (plural rechtsprocedures)


noodweer

desc

→ Indonesian: pembelaan terpaksa (calque)

→ Indonesian: noodweer

From nood (“emergency”) + weer (“defence, resistance”).


rechtszaal

nl-noun

rechtszaal f or m (plural rechtszalen, diminutive rechtszaaltje n)

rechtszalen (plural)
rechtszaaltje (diminutive neuter)


vordering

vordering f (plural vorderingen, diminutive vorderingetje n)

vorderingen (plural)
vorderingetje (diminutive neuter)

(law, by extension) claim against any obligor, obligee’s right to performance


verjaren

verjaren (infinitive)
verjaren (gerund neuter)
verjaar (first-person present singular)
verjaarde (first-person past singular)
verjaart (present second-person singular)
verjaar (present second-person singular)
verjaarde (past second-person singular)
verjaart (formal present second-person singular)
verjaarde (formal past second-person singular)
verjaart (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
verjaart (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
verjaarde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
verjaarde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
verjaart (present singular third-person)
verjaarde (past singular third-person)
verjaren (plural present)
verjaarden (past plural)
verjare (archaic present singular subjunctive)
verjaarde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
verjaren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
verjaarden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
verjaar (imperative present singular)
verjaart (archaic imperative plural present)
verjarend (participle present)
verjaard (participle past)

→ Aukan: fuuyali

De vordering is verjaard en kan niet meer worden geïnd.

The claim has expired and can no longer be collected.

De misdaden zijn verjaard, dus er kan geen vervolging plaatsvinden.

The crimes have become expired due to a statute of limitations, so no prosecution can take place.

De zaak kan niet voor de rechter komen omdat het is verjaard.

The case cannot go to court because it has become expired due to a statute of limitations.

statute of limitations
statute of limitations

(law) become expired due to a statute of limitations


kinderpornografie

(now formal, chiefly law) child pornography


handelsmerk

handelsmerk n (plural handelsmerken, diminutive handelsmerkje n)

handelsmerken (plural)
handelsmerkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: merek dagang (calque)


volmacht

Negerhollands: volmacht

→ Indonesian: polmah

From Middle Dutch volmacht, possibly influenced by Middle High German. Equivalent to vol + macht. Compare German Vollmacht.


te grazen nemen

Literally, “to take grazing”, originally used in a children's game where the aim was to cover another in freshly mowed grass.

Boef! Volgende keer dat ik je zie, neem ik je te grazen!

Scoundrel! Next time I see you I'll get you!

to get, catch (a criminal or other wrongdoer) (to bring to reckoning)


verwijtbaar werkloos

(law) unemployed as a consequence of one's own actions (for example, resigned voluntarily)


niet verwijtbaar werkloos

nl-adj

niet verwijtbaar werkloos (not comparable)

(law) unemployed due to events not under one's control, such as downsizing, restructuring or employer going bankrupt


oorlogsmisdaad

nl-noun

oorlogsmisdaad f (plural oorlogsmisdaden, diminutive oorlogsmisdaadje n)

oorlogsmisdaden (plural)
oorlogsmisdaadje (diminutive neuter)


smartegeld

From smart (“sorrow, grief”) + geld (“money”).


smeris

nl-noun

smeris m (plural smerissen, diminutive smerisje n)

smerissen (plural)
smerisje (diminutive neuter)

Derived from a 19th century cant (Bargoens) word smeer, borrowed from Yiddish שמירה (shmire, “guard”), from Hebrew שמירה (šəmirā, “guard”).

(derogatory, Bargoens, Netherlands) Synonym of politieagent


politieman

politieman m (plural politiemannen, diminutive politiemannetje n, feminine politievrouw)

politiemannen (plural)
politiemannetje (diminutive neuter)
politievrouw (feminine)


zwendel

zwendel m (uncountable, diminutive zwendeltje n)


dood door schuld

involuntary manslaughter
involuntary manslaughter

involuntary manslaughter, culpable homicide


bankoverval

bankoverval m (plural bankovervallen, diminutive bankovervalletje n)

bankovervallen (plural)
bankovervalletje (diminutive neuter)

Er was een bankoverval in het centrum van de stad.

There was a bank robbery in the city center.

De politie onderzoekt de recente bankovervallen.

The police are investigating the recent bank robberies.

Het bankovervalletje bleek een valse melding te zijn.

The little bank robbery turned out to be a false report.


aantekenen

aantekenen (infinitive)
aantekenen (gerund neuter)
teken aan (first-person main-clause present singular)
tekende aan (first-person main-clause past singular)
aanteken (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aantekende (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
tekent aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
teken aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
tekende aan (main-clause past second-person singular)
aantekent (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantekende (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tekent aan (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
tekende aan (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aantekent (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantekende (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tekent aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
tekent aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
tekende aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
tekende aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aantekent (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantekent (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantekende (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantekende (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
tekent aan (main-clause present singular third-person)
tekende aan (main-clause past singular third-person)
aantekent (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aantekende (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
tekenen aan (main-clause plural present)
tekenden aan (main-clause past plural)
aantekenen (plural present subordinate-clause)
aantekenden (past plural subordinate-clause)
tekene aan (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
tekende aan (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aantekene (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aantekende (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
tekenen aan (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
tekenden aan (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aantekenen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aantekenden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
teken aan (imperative main-clause present singular)
tekent aan (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aantekenend (main-clause participle present)
aangetekend (main-clause participle past)


jurisprudentie

→ Indonesian: yurisprudènsi

Learned borrowing from Late Latin iūrisprūdentia.


rechtswetenschap

nl-noun

rechtswetenschap f (plural rechtswetenschappen)


exceptie

From Middle Dutch excepcie, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō.

(law) legal defence appealing to non-applicability


klager

klager m (plural klagers, diminutive klagertje n, feminine klaagster)

klagers (plural)
klagertje (diminutive neuter)
klaagster (feminine)

From Middle Dutch clager (“accuser, plaintiff”). Equivalent to klagen + -er.


verlijden

verlijden (infinitive)
verlijden (gerund neuter)
verlijd (first-person present singular)
verleed (first-person past singular)
verlijdt (present second-person singular)
verlijd (present second-person singular)
verleed (past second-person singular)
verlijdt (formal present second-person singular)
verleed (formal past second-person singular)
verlijdt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
verlijdt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
verleedt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
verleedt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
verlijdt (present singular third-person)
verleed (past singular third-person)
verlijden (plural present)
verleden (past plural)
verlijde (archaic present singular subjunctive)
verlede (archaic past singular subjunctive)
verlijden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
verleden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
verlijd (imperative present singular)
verlijdt (archaic imperative plural present)
verlijdend (participle present)
verleden (participle past)

From Middle Dutch verliden, from Old Dutch farlīthan. Equivalent to ver- + lijden.


flessentrekker

nl-noun

flessentrekker m (plural flessentrekkers, diminutive flessentrekkertje n)

flessentrekkers (plural)
flessentrekkertje (diminutive neuter)


hosselen

hosselen (infinitive)
hosselen (gerund neuter)
hossel (first-person present singular)
hosselde (first-person past singular)
hosselt (present second-person singular)
hossel (present second-person singular)
hosselde (past second-person singular)
hosselt (formal present second-person singular)
hosselde (formal past second-person singular)
hosselt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
hosselt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
hosselde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
hosselde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
hosselt (present singular third-person)
hosselde (past singular third-person)
hosselen (plural present)
hosselden (past plural)
hossele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
hosselde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
hosselen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
hosselden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
hossel (imperative present singular)
hosselt (archaic imperative plural present)
hosselend (participle present)
gehosseld (participle past)

→ Caribbean Hindustani: hossel kare

From Surinamese Dutch slang, either from English hustle (which itself derives from Dutch) or directly from hutselen, frequentative of hutsen, from Middle Dutch.

(Suriname, Netherlands, slang) to obtain money illicitly, especially through drug dealing; to hustle


raadsvrouw

raadsvrouw f (plural raadsvrouwen, diminutive raadsvrouwtje n, masculine raadsman)

raadsvrouwen (plural)
raadsvrouwtje (diminutive neuter)
raadsman (masculine)

(law) female lawyer, female legal counsel


raadsman

raadsman m (plural raadsmannen, diminutive raadsmannetje n, feminine raadsvrouw)

raadsmannen (plural)
raadsmannetje (diminutive neuter)
raadsvrouw (feminine)

From Middle Dutch raetsman. Equivalent to raad + -s- + man.


schikking

schikking f (plural schikkingen, diminutive schikkinkje n)

schikkingen (plural)
schikkinkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch schickinge. Equivalent to schikken + -ing.

settlement agreement
settlement agreement


gelijk krijgen

Het slachtoffer kreeg gelijk van de rechter.

(intransitive, law) to be considered in the right [with van ‘by’]


ontoerekenbaar

ontoerekenbaar (adverbial positive predicative)
ontoerekenbare (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
ontoerekenbaar (indefinite neuter positive singular)
ontoerekenbare (indefinite plural positive)
ontoerekenbare (definite positive)
ontoerekenbaars (partitive positive)

From on- (“un-”) + toerekenbaar (“accountable”).

prefix

(law) unaccountable, insane, non compos mentis


zedendelict

nl-noun

zedendelict n (plural zedendelicten, diminutive zedendelictje n)

zedendelicten (plural)
zedendelictje (diminutive neuter)


toerekenbaar

toerekenbaar (adverbial positive predicative)
toerekenbare (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
toerekenbaar (indefinite neuter positive singular)
toerekenbare (indefinite plural positive)
toerekenbare (definite positive)
toerekenbaars (partitive positive)

From toerekenen (“to impute”) + -baar (“-able”).


zeeschuimer

nl-noun

zeeschuimer m (plural zeeschuimers, diminutive zeeschuimertje n)

zeeschuimers (plural)
zeeschuimertje (diminutive neuter)

From zee (“sea”) + schuimen (“to plunder, to rob”) + -er.

affix

«(...) Ik ben hier noch MORGHAN, noch vrijbuiter, noch zeeschuimer, noch iets anders dat voor de galg geschikt is, maar wel de groote heer, dien men voor een onregtvaardig vermoeden en eene schandelijke vergissing vergoeding zal moeten geven...»

1840, Jules Lecomte, Morghn de zeeschuimer, J.C. van Kesteren, section 307:

"(...) I'm neither Morghan, freebooter, nor corsair, nor anything else fit for the gallows, but I am the noteworthy gentleman who must given a compensation for an unjust suspicion and a dishonorable mistake..."


samenspanning

nl-noun

samenspanning f (plural samenspanningen)

desc

→ Indonesian: pemufakatan, permufakatan jahat

Die paranoïcus ziet overal samenspanningen tegen hem.

That paranoid sees conspiracies against him everywhere.


rechtzaal

nl-noun

rechtzaal f (plural rechtzalen, diminutive rechtzaaltje n)

rechtzalen (plural)
rechtzaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From recht (“justice”) + zaal (“room, hall”).


erfbelasting

Compound of erven (“to inherit”) + belasting (“tax”).


hypotheekrenteaftrek

Compound of hypotheekrente (“mortgage interest”) + aftrek (“deduction”).

De hypotheekrenteaftrek is een fiscale regeling die huiseigenaren in Nederland in staat stelt om de rente die zij betalen over hun hypotheek af te trekken van hun belastbaar inkomen.

The mortgage interest deduction is a tax arrangement that allows homeowners in the Netherlands to deduct the interest they pay on their mortgage from their taxable income.

(Netherlands, taxation) mortgage interest deduction, deduction of taxable income based on mortgage rate (subsidy to encourage homeownership)


seriemoordenaar

nl-noun

seriemoordenaar m (plural seriemoordenaars, diminutive seriemoordenaartje n)

seriemoordenaars (plural)
seriemoordenaartje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of serie (“series”) + moordenaar (“murderer”).

compound

De politie heeft na een lang onderzoek eindelijk de identiteit van de seriemoordenaar kunnen achterhalen.

After a long investigation, the police finally managed to identify the serial killer.


wedstrijdvervalsing

nl-noun

wedstrijdvervalsing f (plural wedstrijdvervalsingen)

Compound of wedstrijd (“match”) + vervalsing (“forgery, faking”).


toerekeningsvatbaar

nl-adj

toerekeningsvatbaar (comparative toerekeningsvatbaarder, superlative toerekeningsvatbaarst)

toerekeningsvatbaarder (comparative)
toerekeningsvatbaarst (superlative)
toerekeningsvatbaar (adverbial positive predicative)
toerekeningsvatbaarder (adverbial comparative predicative)
het toerekeningsvatbaarst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het toerekeningsvatbaarste (adverbial predicative superlative)
toerekeningsvatbare (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
toerekeningsvatbaardere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
toerekeningsvatbaarste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
toerekeningsvatbaar (indefinite neuter positive singular)
toerekeningsvatbaarder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
toerekeningsvatbaarste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
toerekeningsvatbare (indefinite plural positive)
toerekeningsvatbaardere (comparative indefinite plural)
toerekeningsvatbaarste (indefinite plural superlative)
toerekeningsvatbare (definite positive)
toerekeningsvatbaardere (comparative definite)
toerekeningsvatbaarste (definite superlative)
toerekeningsvatbaars (partitive positive)
toerekeningsvatbaarders (comparative partitive)

From toerekening + -s- + vatbaar, calque of German zurechnungsfähig.


ontoerekeningsvatbaar

ontoerekeningsvatbaar (comparative ontoerekeningsvatbaarder, superlative ontoerekeningsvatbaarst)

ontoerekeningsvatbaarder (comparative)
ontoerekeningsvatbaarst (superlative)
ontoerekeningsvatbaar (adverbial positive predicative)
ontoerekeningsvatbaarder (adverbial comparative predicative)
het ontoerekeningsvatbaarst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het ontoerekeningsvatbaarste (adverbial predicative superlative)
ontoerekeningsvatbare (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
ontoerekeningsvatbaardere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
ontoerekeningsvatbaarste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
ontoerekeningsvatbaar (indefinite neuter positive singular)
ontoerekeningsvatbaarder (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
ontoerekeningsvatbaarste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
ontoerekeningsvatbare (indefinite plural positive)
ontoerekeningsvatbaardere (comparative indefinite plural)
ontoerekeningsvatbaarste (indefinite plural superlative)
ontoerekeningsvatbare (definite positive)
ontoerekeningsvatbaardere (comparative definite)
ontoerekeningsvatbaarste (definite superlative)
ontoerekeningsvatbaars (partitive positive)
ontoerekeningsvatbaarders (comparative partitive)

From on- + toerekeningsvatbaar, calque of German unzurechnungsfähig.


eerzaak

Compound of eer (“honour”) + zaak (“case, matter”).

(law enforcement, formal) case or instance of honour-based violence, like honour killings


eerwraak

Compound of eer (“honour”) + wraak (“vengeance, revenge”).

compound

(chiefly in the singular, crime, society) honour-based violence, such as (attempted) honour killings (gendered retribution for presumed violations of family honour)


plofkraak

nl-noun

plofkraak m (plural plofkraken, diminutive plofkraakje n)

plofkraken (plural)
plofkraakje (diminutive neuter)

a (bank or ATM) raid involving explosives


mijnwet

mijnwet f (plural mijnwetten, diminutive mijnwetje n)

mijnwetten (plural)
mijnwetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of mijn (“mine”) + wet (“law”).

mining law (law regulating the practice of mining)


bezwaarschrift

bezwaarschrift n (plural bezwaarschriften)

Afrikaans: beswaarskrif

→ Papiamentu: bezwaarschrift

→ West Frisian: beswierskrift (calque)

From bezwaar (“objection”) + schrift (“document”). First attested in the eighteenth century.

compound

(law) statement or written notice of appeal


bedenker

nl-noun

bedenker m (plural bedenkers, diminutive bedenkertje n)

bedenkers (plural)
bedenkertje (diminutive neuter)


huisvredebreuk

huisvredebreuk f (plural huisvredebreuken)


klissen

klissen (infinitive)
klissen (gerund neuter)
klis (first-person present singular)
kliste (first-person past singular)
klist (present second-person singular)
klis (present second-person singular)
kliste (past second-person singular)
klist (formal present second-person singular)
kliste (formal past second-person singular)
klist (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
klist (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kliste (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kliste (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
klist (present singular third-person)
kliste (past singular third-person)
klissen (plural present)
klisten (past plural)
klisse (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kliste (archaic past singular subjunctive)
klissen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
klisten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
klis (imperative present singular)
klist (archaic imperative plural present)
klissend (participle present)
geklist (participle past)

(Belgium, transitive, law enforcement) to arrest, to catch


bankbreuk

bankbreuk f (plural bankbreuken, diminutive bankbreukje n)

bankbreuken (plural)
bankbreukje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of bank (“bank”) + breuk (“break, fracture, cleft”).


bankbreukig

bankbreukig (adverbial positive predicative)
bankbreukige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
bankbreukig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
bankbreukige (indefinite plural positive)
bankbreukige (definite positive)
bankbreukigs (partitive positive)

From bankbreuk (“bankruptcy”) + -ig (“-y”, adjectival denominative suffix).

suf

Tracht hij door het overleggen van onvolledige of vervalschte boeken den waren staat der ontvangsten en uitgaven te verbergen, als bankbreukige behoort hij dan met den strafrechter kennis te maken.

1926, Pieter Hendrik Fromberg, Mr. P.H. Fromberg's Verspreide geschriften, page 310:

If he attempts to conceal the true state of revenues and expenses by handing over incomplete or fabricated accounts, he will then have to face criminal justice as a criminally bankrupt person.

(archaic, historical, law) bankrupt; criminally bankrupt


wanprestatie

nl-noun

wanprestatie f (plural wanprestaties, diminutive wanprestatietje n)

wanprestaties (plural)
wanprestatietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: wanprestasie

→ Indonesian: wanprestasi

Het bedrijf werd aangeklaagd wegens wanprestatie vanwege het niet nakomen van de contractuele verplichtingen.

The company was sued for non-performance for failing to fulfill the contractual obligations.

(law) non-performance, breach of contract


loonheffing

loonheffing f (plural loonheffingen, diminutive loonheffinkje n)

loonheffingen (plural)
loonheffinkje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈloːnˌɦɛ.fɪŋ/

(Netherlands, taxation, law) the combination of payroll tax(es) and certain premiums for collective insurances


vergismoord

vergismoord m or f (plural vergismoorden, diminutive vergismoordje n)

vergismoorden (plural)
vergismoordje (diminutive neuter)

From vergissen (“to make a mistake”) + moord (“murder”). First attested in 2014.

compound

Diverse slachtoffers kwamen om het leven bij een zogenoemde ‘vergismoord’.

2014, Gerlof Leistra, “Aantal moorden in 2014 spectaculair gedaald”, in Elsevier:

Several victims lost their lives in a so-called "mistaken murder"

De vergismoord op de Amsterdamse deejay Djordy Latumahina staat niet op zichzelf: de afgelopen jaren werden minstens vijf onschuldige mensen geliquideerd.

2017 March 29, Koen Voskuil, “Vergismoorden: eerst schieten, dan nadenken”, in Algemeen Dagblad:

The misdirected murder of the Amsterdam deejay Djordy Latumahina is not an incident: over the last few years at least five innocent people were assassinated.

the killing of somebody other than the intended victim (due to mistaken identity)


accessie

nl-noun

accessie f (plural accessies or accessiën, diminutive accessietje n)

accessies (plural)
accessiën (plural)
accessietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: aksèsi

(law) accession, the automatic acquisition of property through ownership of related property


onderhoudsplicht

onderhoudsplicht f (plural onderhoudsplichten)

From onderhoud (“support, sustenance”) + plicht (“duty, plight”).

compound

(law, Belgium) the legal obligation of children to cover for the elderly care cost of their parents


aantaal

nl-noun

aantaal f (plural aantalen, diminutive aantaaltje n)

aantalen (plural)
aantaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch aentale. Equivalent to aan + taal.

1705, Hugo de Groot, Van het regt des oorlogs en vredes, tr. by Jan van Gaveren from Latin, publ. by François van-der Plaats (original Latin from 1625), page 369.
Borgerlijk kan men ook zeggen, dat iemand om zijn daad verbonden word, of in dien zin, dat de verbintenis voortkomt niet enkel uit het natuurlijke, maar uit het borgerlijke regt, of uit die beide: of in dien zin, dat daar uit aantaal voor de bank ſpruit.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


aantalen

aantalen (infinitive)
aantalen (gerund neuter)
taal aan (first-person main-clause present singular)
taalde aan (first-person main-clause past singular)
aantaal (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aantaalde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
taalt aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
taal aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
taalde aan (main-clause past second-person singular)
aantaalt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantaalde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
taalt aan (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
taalde aan (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aantaalt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantaalde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
taalt aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
taalt aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
taalde aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
taalde aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aantaalt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantaalt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantaalde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantaalde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
taalt aan (main-clause present singular third-person)
taalde aan (main-clause past singular third-person)
aantaalt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aantaalde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
talen aan (main-clause plural present)
taalden aan (main-clause past plural)
aantalen (plural present subordinate-clause)
aantaalden (past plural subordinate-clause)
tale aan (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
taalde aan (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aantale (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aantaalde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
talen aan (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
taalden aan (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aantalen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aantaalden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
taal aan (imperative main-clause present singular)
taalt aan (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aantalend (main-clause participle present)
aangetaald (main-clause participle past)

From Middle Dutch aentalen. Equivalent to aan + talen.

(transitive, law, obsolete) to claim, to lay a claim to/against


aanhaling

aanhaling f (plural aanhalingen, diminutive aanhalinkje n)

aanhalingen (plural)
aanhalinkje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈaːnˌɦaː.lɪŋ/

(law, Belgium) (temporary) confiscation, seizure


rechtelijk

nl-adj

rechtelijk (comparative rechtelijker, superlative rechtelijkst)

rechtelijker (comparative)
rechtelijkst (superlative)
rechtelijk (adverbial positive predicative)
rechtelijker (adverbial comparative predicative)
het rechtelijkst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het rechtelijkste (adverbial predicative superlative)
rechtelijke (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
rechtelijkere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
rechtelijkste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
rechtelijk (indefinite neuter positive singular)
rechtelijker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
rechtelijkste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
rechtelijke (indefinite plural positive)
rechtelijkere (comparative indefinite plural)
rechtelijkste (indefinite plural superlative)
rechtelijke (definite positive)
rechtelijkere (comparative definite)
rechtelijkste (definite superlative)
rechtelijks (partitive positive)
rechtelijkers (comparative partitive)


penoze

From Yiddish פּרנסה (parnose, “life, livelihood”), from Hebrew פַּרְנָסָה (parnasá).

bor

(Netherlands, Bargoens, informal) underworld


pakkans

nl-noun

pakkans f (plural pakkansen, diminutive pakkansje n)

pakkansen (plural)
pakkansje (diminutive neuter)

De pakkans is altijd kleiner dan één, want zelfs in een politiestaat worden niet alle boeven gevangen.

2010, Henriëtte Prast, Geld & gevoel. Over emoties, economie en ethiek, Atlas Contact:

The odds of apprehension are always smaller than one, because, even in a police state, not all crooks get captured.

(law, law enforcement) probability of apprehension; probability of arresting the criminal guilty of a crime


allodiaal

allodiaal (adverbial positive predicative)
allodiale (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
allodiaal (indefinite neuter positive singular)
allodiale (indefinite plural positive)
allodiale (definite positive)
allodiaals (partitive positive)

(historical, law) allodial, inalienable (free, without feudal constraints)


griffier

griffier m (plural griffiers, diminutive griffiertje n)

griffiers (plural)
griffiertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: geripir

→ Indonesian: panitera (semantic loan)


edelachtbaar

edelachtbaar (adverbial positive predicative)
edelachtbare (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
edelachtbaar (indefinite neuter positive singular)
edelachtbare (indefinite plural positive)
edelachtbare (definite positive)
edelachtbaars (partitive positive)

From edel (“noble”) + achtbaar (“honorable, remarkable”).

com

(law) a title to address judges; your Honor


dagobertducktaks

nl-noun

dagobertducktaks f (plural dagobertducktaksen, diminutive dagobertducktaksje n)

dagobertducktaksen (plural)
dagobertducktaksje (diminutive neuter)

Named after Dagobert Duck (“Scrooge McDuck”) + taks (“tax”).

compound

(Netherlands, neologism) a type of special tax for the wealthiest


duomoeder

(law) nonbirth mother, female partner of a birthmother


huiselijk geweld

/ˈɦœy̯.səˌlək ɣəˈʋɛlt/


ontkentenis

(formal, law, dated) denial of a charge, claim or fact in a legal setting


collusie

nl-noun

collusie f (plural collusies or collusiën)

→ Indonesian: kolusi

(law, formal) conspiracy, collusion (secret, illicit collaboration)


zuiveringseed

(Netherlands, politics, law) an oath by government ministers and important civil servants in which it is affirmed that they haven't purchased their position


ontvankelijk

nl-adj

ontvankelijk (comparative ontvankelijker, superlative ontvankelijkst)

ontvankelijker (comparative)
ontvankelijkst (superlative)

(law, of a claimant, claim, or complaint) admissible (conforming to the legal requirements of the procedure)

claim; or complaint; claim; or complaint


onverbiddelijk

onverbiddelijk (comparative onverbiddelijker, superlative onverbiddelijkst)

onverbiddelijker (comparative)
onverbiddelijkst (superlative)
onverbiddelijk (adverbial positive predicative)
onverbiddelijker (adverbial comparative predicative)
het onverbiddelijkst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het onverbiddelijkste (adverbial predicative superlative)
onverbiddelijke (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
onverbiddelijkere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
onverbiddelijkste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
onverbiddelijk (indefinite neuter positive singular)
onverbiddelijker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
onverbiddelijkste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
onverbiddelijke (indefinite plural positive)
onverbiddelijkere (comparative indefinite plural)
onverbiddelijkste (indefinite plural superlative)
onverbiddelijke (definite positive)
onverbiddelijkere (comparative definite)
onverbiddelijkste (definite superlative)
onverbiddelijks (partitive positive)
onverbiddelijkers (comparative partitive)


terbeschikkingstelling

nl-noun

terbeschikkingstelling f (plural terbeschikkingstellingen)

Univerbation of ter beschikking stelling (literally “making [a person] available”).

(law) a measure (Netherlands) or sentence (Belgium) imposed by a judge that forces the convicted to undergo psychiatric treatment

(Belgium, labour law) secondment, the loaning out of an employee in exchange for payment


in beroep gaan

Juist in de tijd dat mijn TBS door de rechtbank in Zwolle met één jaar werd verlengd, werd de wettelijke mogelijkheid geschapen tegen dit soort uitspraken in beroep te gaan.

2009, Peter R. de Vries, Een moord kost meer levens, VBK Media, →ISBN, page 133:

Right at the time my TBS was extended with one year by the court in Zwolle, the legal possibility of appealing such verdicts was created.

(law) to apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of reexamination or for decision, to appeal


in hoger beroep gaan

Hij heeft twee weken gevangenisstraf van de politierechter gekregen, omdat hij dronken achter het stuur gezeten had. Hij wil nu in hoger beroep gaan.

2013, Abel J. Herzberg, Om een lepel soep: over advocaten en hun clienten, Singel Uitgeverijen, →ISBN, page 117:

He was sentenced to two weeks in jail by the judge, because he had been driving under the influence. Now he wants to appeal the sentence.


bolletjesslikker

bolletjesslikker m (plural bolletjesslikkers, feminine bolletjesslikster)

bolletjesslikkers (plural)
bolletjesslikster (feminine)

Compound of bolletje (“ingestible container of drugs”) + -s- + slikken (“swallow”) + -er.

af

drug mule, someone who transports containers with recreational drugs in body cavities


principaal

From Middle Dutch principael, from Old French principal, from Latin prīncipālis.

(obsolete, chiefly law) main matter, central issue


bewijsmateriaal

nl-noun

bewijsmateriaal n (plural bewijsmaterialen)

→ Afrikaans: bewysmateriaal

→ West Frisian: bewiismateriaal

Compound of bewijs + materiaal. First attested in the 1870s.

De thans meer zelfstandig geworden gezworenen vervullen voortaan in het proces deze functie, dat zij het product van het, door hen als 't ware, verwerkte bewijsmateriaal aan den rechter overleveren, maar (en wij komen daarop nader terug) de rechter oefent door zijn leiding, op hun beslissing, althans voor zoover daarbij rechtsvragen ter sprake komen, een grooten, ja overwegenden invloed uit, en kan zelfs onder zekere voorwaarden hun verdict buiten werking laten.

1874 April, D.J. Mom Visch, “Gezworenen en schepenen”, in De Gids, volume 38, page 22 & 23:

(law, archaeology, chiefly collective) (piece of) material evidence


willige condemnatie

willige condemnatie f (plural willige condemnaties)

Literally, “voluntary condemnation (verdict)”.

lit

(historical, law) a legal verdict sought by consenting parties to confirm an agreement


valbijl

Compound of vallen + bijl. First attested singly in 1798, but only entering wide circulation in the 1820s, apparently readopted as a calque of German Fallbeil.

Maar ook zij waren nog eenigermaate gelukkig te achten, die de wraak eener verbitterde partij, door eenen gerechtelijken of buitengerechtelijken moord, in een ogenblik vernielde, en wien de ſnellende valbijl aan de verſchrikkingen en benaauwdheden der gevangenis ontrukte.

1798, “De lotgevallen van Marcus Antonius, Pierre la Ramee en Cazotte met elkanderen vergeleken”, in Vaderlands zakboekje, ter bevordering van wetenschappen en fraaije letteren. Of Almanak voor het jaar 1798, page 65:


verweerder

From Middle Dutch verwerer. Equivalent to verweren + -er.


eiser

nl-noun

eiser m (plural eisers, diminutive eisertje n)

eisers (plural)
eisertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch eyschere. Equivalent to eisen (“to demand, to claim”) + -er.


aanspannen

aanspannen (infinitive)
aanspannen (gerund neuter)
span aan (first-person main-clause present singular)
spande aan (first-person main-clause past singular)
aanspan (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aanspande (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
spant aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
span aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
spande aan (main-clause past second-person singular)
aanspant (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspande (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
spant aan (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
spande aan (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aanspant (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspande (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
spant aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
spant aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
spande aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
spande aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aanspant (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspant (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspande (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspande (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
spant aan (main-clause present singular third-person)
spande aan (main-clause past singular third-person)
aanspant (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aanspande (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
spannen aan (main-clause plural present)
spanden aan (main-clause past plural)
aanspannen (plural present subordinate-clause)
aanspanden (past plural subordinate-clause)
spanne aan (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
spande aan (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aanspanne (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanspande (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
spannen aan (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
spanden aan (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aanspannen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanspanden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
span aan (imperative main-clause present singular)
spant aan (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aanspannend (main-clause participle present)
aangespannen (main-clause participle past)

(transitive, law) to launch, to start (a trial or lawsuit)


brandschatten

brandschatten (infinitive)
brandschatten (gerund neuter)
brandschat (first-person present singular)
brandschatte (first-person past singular)
brandschat (present second-person singular)
brandschatte (past second-person singular)
brandschat (formal present second-person singular)
brandschatte (formal past second-person singular)
brandschat (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
brandschat (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
brandschatte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
brandschatte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
brandschat (present singular third-person)
brandschatte (past singular third-person)
brandschatten (plural present)
brandschatten (past plural)
brandschatte (archaic present singular subjunctive)
brandschatte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
brandschatten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
brandschatten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
brandschat (imperative present singular)
brandschat (archaic imperative plural present)
brandschattend (participle present)
gebrandschat (participle past)

Afrikaans: brandskat

→ West Frisian: brânskatte

From Middle Dutch brantschatten, perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle High German. Equivalent to brandschat + -en or brand + schatten. Compare German brandschatzen.

(transitive, intransitive) to extort in order to exact loot or tribute under threat of plunder, arson and razing


opstal

opstal m (plural opstallen, diminutive opstalletje n)

opstallen (plural)
opstalletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: opstal

→ Indonesian: opstal

(law) edifice (building, monument or constructed fencing)


raadsheer

raadsheer m (plural raadsheren, diminutive raadsheertje n)

raadsheren (plural)
raadsheertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch raetshere. Equivalent to raad + -s- + heer.

a justice (high-ranking judge) of either gender


lijftocht

From Middle Dutch liftucht. Equivalent to lijf + tocht. Doublet of leeftocht.

(historical, law) life estate, especially as a dower


verstek

(law) absence from a court meeting to which one has been summoned, default


abolitie

→ Indonesian: abolisi

From Middle Dutch abolitie, from Middle French abolition, from Latin abolitiō.

(law) the prevention or abrogation of a prosecution procedure by means of a law


vuurwapengevaarlijk

nl-adj

vuurwapengevaarlijk (comparative vuurwapengevaarlijker, superlative vuurwapengevaarlijkst)

vuurwapengevaarlijker (comparative)
vuurwapengevaarlijkst (superlative)

From vuurwapen (“firearm”) + gevaarlijk (“dangerous”).

compound

(of criminals) likely to use a firearm, armed and dangerous, trigger-happy


kroongetuige

Compound of kroon (“crown”) + getuige (“witness”).

(law) a principal witness, a key witness

turns queen's evidence
turn queen's evidence

turns king's evidence
turn king's evidence

(law) a crown witness (Britain), state witness, or collaborating witness, ie a criminal who turns state's evidence (US), turns queen's evidence/turns king's evidence (Britain)


cautie

From Middle Dutch cautie, from Old French caution, from Latin cautiō.

(law) a statement of one's rights during interrogation by law enforcement