legal
Loading your saved state.
legal
Relates to law, legal studies, or the administration of justice. It describes anything connected with laws and their application.
Das ist eine komplizierte juristische Frage, die nur ein Anwalt beantworten kann.
That is a complicated legal question that only a lawyer can answer.
The adjective 'juristisch' (legal) is directly derived from 'der Jurist' (a person who has studied law) and 'Jura' (law/legal studies). Anything connected with the profession of a legal expert or the subject of law can be described as 'juristisch' (legal).
Für den Vertrag brauchen wir eine juristische Prüfung.
We need a legal review for the contract.
'Juristisch' (legally) is very often used as an adverb, often in the fixed expression 'juristisch gesehen' (legally speaking). This evaluates a situation from the perspective of the law.
Moralisch ist sein Verhalten falsch, aber juristisch gesehen hat er nichts Verbotenes getan.
Morally, his behavior is wrong, but legally speaking, he did not do anything forbidden.
Common combinations are 'juristische Schritte einleiten' (to take legal action), 'eine juristische Person' (a legal entity, e.g. a company), or 'juristische Beratung' (legal advice) suchen.
Das Unternehmen hat juristische Schritte gegen die Konkurrenz eingeleitet.
The company has taken legal action against the competition.
This word belongs to technical and official language. In normal everyday life, it is used less often, except when legal matters are being discussed.
Der Brief vom Amt war in sehr juristischer Sprache verfasst.
The letter from the government office was written in very legal language.
legal
'rechtlich' and 'juristisch' often mean almost the same thing when it comes to law, laws, and their application. Both fit, for example, with questions, advice, problems, or reviews in the area of law. 'juristisch' sounds a bit more like specialist language, legal studies, court, or the work of lawyers. 'rechtlich' is somewhat more general and often sounds more natural in everyday sentences. Learners can easily confuse the words because they are interchangeable in many situations. The important point is: 'rechtlich' can also mean that something is legally allowed; 'juristisch' is more about the professional or technical connection to law.
Nach dem Unterricht sucht Lisa in der Bibliothek nach juristischen Texten.
After class, Lisa looks for legal texts in the library.
Die rechtliche Beratung hat der Familie sehr geholfen.
The legal advice helped the family a lot.