"Befugnis" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈfuːknɪs/ Audio: De-Befugnis.ogg
Etymology: befugen + -nis Etymology templates: {{af|de|befugen|-nis}} befugen + -nis Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Befugnis f (genitive Befugnis, plural Befugnisse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Befugnis [genitive], Befugnisse [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Befugnis [nominative, singular], Befugnisse [definite, nominative, plural], Befugnis [genitive, singular], Befugnisse [definite, genitive, plural], Befugnis [dative, singular], Befugnissen [dative, definite, plural], Befugnis [accusative, singular], Befugnisse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. permission, authorization Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Befugnis-de-noun-v0utnoOW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -nis, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -nis: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. legal authority, capacity, competence Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Befugnis-de-noun-1pA4B2CR Categories (other): Law Disambiguation of Law: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: befugt, Vollmacht

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    },
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        ],
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          "competence"
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      ]
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    },
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    },
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    },
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        "permission, authorization"
      ],
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          "permission",
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          "authorization",
          "authorization"
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    },
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          "competence"
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