omission
Loading your saved state.
omission
The intentional or unintentional failure to carry out an action that would have been expected or required.
Die Unterlassung der regelmäßigen Wartung führte zum Defekt der Maschine.
The omission of regular maintenance led to the machine breaking down.
omission
A legal term for failing to act despite having a legal duty to do so. A well-known example is 'unterlassene Hilfeleistung' (failure to render assistance).
Die Staatsanwaltschaft prüft, ob hier eine strafbare Unterlassung seitens der Verantwortlichen vorliegt.
The public prosecutor's office is examining whether a criminal omission on the part of those responsible occurred here.
injunction
A court order that prohibits a person or organization from continuing to carry out a specific action. Often the goal of an 'Unterlassungsklage' (action for an injunction).
Das Gericht erließ eine einstweilige Verfügung auf Unterlassung der irreführenden Werbung.
The court issued a preliminary injunction to stop the misleading advertising.
'Die Unterlassung' (omission) is the noun form of the verb 'unterlassen' (to refrain from doing something). 'Unterlassen' means to intentionally not do something.
Er hat es unterlassen, den Chef über das Problem zu informieren.
He failed to inform the boss about the problem.
The word 'Unterlassung' (omission) belongs to formal language and is used especially often in legal or administrative contexts.
Ihm wird die grob fahrlässige Unterlassung seiner Aufsichtspflicht vorgeworfen.
He is accused of grossly negligent omission of his supervisory duty.
A very common and important combination is 'unterlassene Hilfeleistung' (failure to render assistance). This is a criminal offense in Germany if you do not help at the scene of an accident.
Der Zeuge wurde wegen unterlassener Hilfeleistung angeklagt.
The witness was charged with failure to render assistance.
In a legal context, when it is about a prohibition, an 'Unterlassung' (injunction/cessation) is often demanded, or one can 'auf Unterlassung klagen' (sue for an injunction).
Die Firma verklagte den Konkurrenten auf Unterlassung der Falschaussagen.
The company sued the competitor for an injunction against the false statements.
availability / order
Verfügung generally refers to the form of an official court decision. Unterlassung, in this context, is a court order with a specific content: someone is prohibited from continuing to carry out an action. Unterlassung is therefore appropriate when further action is expressly prohibited.
Das Gericht ordnete die Unterlassung der weiteren Veröffentlichung an.
The court ordered that further publication cease.
Das Gericht stoppte die weitere Veröffentlichung mit einer schriftlichen Verfügung.
The court stopped further publication with a written order.
