safeguarding / seizure
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safeguarding
The act of securing, ensuring, or making something available. It is often used in connection with ensuring quality, supply, or safety.
Die Sicherstellung der Energieversorgung hat für die Regierung oberste Priorität.
Safeguarding the energy supply is the government's top priority.
seizure
In a legal or police context, the temporary confiscation of objects in order to secure them as evidence or avert a danger.
Die Polizei ordnete die Sicherstellung des Tatfahrzeugs an.
The police ordered the seizure of the vehicle used in the crime.
'Sicherstellung' (safeguarding/seizure) is a noun derived from the separable verb 'sicherstellen' (to ensure/secure). The verb means to guarantee or secure something. The noun describes the action or the result of that.
Wir müssen die Qualität unserer Produkte sicherstellen.
We have to ensure the quality of our products.
The word 'Sicherstellung' (safeguarding/seizure) belongs to formal language. You often find it in official documents, news reports, legal texts, and administrative language.
Im Bericht wird die Notwendigkeit der Sicherstellung von Finanzmitteln betont.
The report emphasizes the necessity of safeguarding financial resources.
You can recognize the meaning from the context. If it is about abstract goals such as 'Qualität' (quality) or 'Versorgung' (supply), 'Gewährleistung' (ensuring/safeguarding) is meant. If it is about the police and concrete objects, 'Beschlagnahme' (seizure/confiscation) is meant.
Die Sicherstellung der Rohstoffe ist eine wirtschaftliche Herausforderung.
Safeguarding raw materials is an economic challenge.
In the meaning of 'Gewährleistung' (ensuring/safeguarding), 'Sicherstellung' (safeguarding) very often appears with a genitive that describes the goal of the action.
Die Sicherstellung des Datenschutzes ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben.
Safeguarding data protection is required by law.
In a police context, the 'Sicherstellung von Beweismitteln' (seizure of evidence) or the 'Sicherstellung von Diebesgut' (seizure of stolen goods) is often mentioned. Typical verbs are 'anordnen' (to order) or 'veranlassen' (to arrange/initiate).
Der Staatsanwalt hat die Sicherstellung der Computer angeordnet.
The public prosecutor ordered the seizure of the computers.
fuse / backup / safety
Sicherung and Sicherstellung can both be connected with protecting something or ensuring that it is available. Sicherung tends to emphasize protection against a danger, whereas Sicherstellung emphasizes the action of reliably ensuring something or making it available. Sicherung is appropriate for protective measures, while Sicherstellung is more suitable for ensuring a supply.
Die Sicherstellung der Trinkwasserversorgung ist für das Dorf besonders wichtig.
Ensuring the village’s drinking-water supply is particularly important.
Die Sicherung der Trinkwasseranlage gegen Verunreinigung ist dringend nötig.
Securing the drinking-water system against contamination is urgently necessary.
