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court ruling
The official and legally binding decision of a court at the end of a trial.
Laut Gerichtsurteil muss der Angeklagte eine hohe Geldstrafe zahlen.
According to the court ruling, the defendant must pay a large fine.
The word is a compound of 'das Gericht' (in the sense of 'court') and 'das Urteil' (judgment, verdict). The 's' in the middle is a linking s that connects the two words.
Das Gerichtsurteil wurde von allen erwartet.
The court ruling was expected by everyone.
In legal language, a court ruling is 'gefällt' (handed down) or 'verkündet' (announced) by a judge. If a party does not agree, they can 'anfechten' (challenge) the ruling.
Der Richter wird das Gerichtsurteil morgen Vormittag fällen.
The judge will hand down the court ruling tomorrow morning.
To report the content of the ruling, the phrases 'Laut Gerichtsurteil...' (According to the court ruling...) or 'Gemäß dem Gerichtsurteil...' (In accordance with the court ruling...) are often used at the beginning of the sentence. The conjugated verb follows.
Laut Gerichtsurteil ist der Vertrag ungültig.
According to the court ruling, the contract is invalid.
decision
'die Entscheidung' and 'das Gerichtsurteil' can both mean an official ruling. The difference lies in the area of use: 'die Entscheidung' is broader and can come from an authority, a court, or another official body. 'Das Gerichtsurteil' is always a legally binding decision by a court at the end of a trial. So you can say that a 'Gerichtsurteil' is a special kind of 'Entscheidung'. There is a risk of confusion when talking about law. If it is clearly a court deciding after a trial, 'Gerichtsurteil' is more precise.
Nach dem Prozess warteten alle gespannt auf das Gerichtsurteil.
After the trial, everyone waited anxiously for the court ruling.
Die Entscheidung der Behörde kam erst nach drei Wochen.
The authority's decision came only after three weeks.