"Rechtsstaat" meaning in German

See Rechtsstaat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Rechtsstaat.ogg
Etymology: Coined by Carl Theodor Welcker in 1813, equivalent to Recht + -s- + Staat. Popularized by Robert von Mohl. Etymology templates: {{coin|de|Carl Theodor Welcker|in=1813}} Coined by Carl Theodor Welcker in 1813, {{af|de|Recht|-s-|Staat}} Recht + -s- + Staat Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,en}} Rechtsstaat m (mixed, genitive Rechtsstaats, plural Rechtsstaaten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,en}} Forms: Rechtsstaats [genitive], Rechtsstaaten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Rechtsstaat [nominative, singular], Rechtsstaaten [definite, nominative, plural], Rechtsstaats [genitive, singular], Rechtsstaaten [definite, genitive, plural], Rechtsstaat [dative, singular], Rechtsstaaten [dative, definite, plural], Rechtsstaat [accusative, singular], Rechtsstaaten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. constitutional state: a state based on law Wikipedia link: Robert von Mohl Tags: masculine, mixed

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "es",
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        "calque",
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