enforcement
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enforcement
The compulsory carrying out or enforcement of a court judgment, an administrative act, or another legal order. This is done by state authorities such as bailiffs or the police.
Der Gerichtsvollzieher war für die Vollstreckung der Pfändung zuständig.
The bailiff was responsible for enforcing the seizure.
The word is the nominalization of the verb 'vollstrecken' (to enforce/carry out) with the ending '-ung'. This ending is very commonly used to form a feminine noun from a verb that describes the action or process.
Die Vollstreckung des Beschlusses erfolgte ohne Verzögerung.
The enforcement of the decision took place without delay.
'Vollstreckung' (enforcement) is a formal term from legal and administrative language. In everyday usage, it is used only in this specific context.
Dem Schuldner wurde der Bescheid über die bevorstehende Vollstreckung zugestellt.
The debtor was served the notice about the upcoming enforcement.
'Vollstreckung' (enforcement) is often used with a genitive or 'von' + dative to specify what is being enforced. Typical combinations are 'die Vollstreckung eines Urteils' (the enforcement of a judgment), 'eines Beschlusses' (of a decision), or 'einer Forderung' (of a claim).
Die Vollstreckung von Geldforderungen übernimmt der Gerichtsvollzieher.
The bailiff handles the enforcement of monetary claims.
enforcement / establishment
Both words refer to making a claim effective despite resistance. Durchsetzung is the broader term and can also include steps taken before formal coercive proceedings. Vollstreckung, by contrast, specifically means the state enforcement of a legal order when an enforceable title already exists.
Nach dem Urteil beantragte die Gläubigerin die Vollstreckung der Forderung.
After the judgment, the creditor applied for enforcement of the claim.
Für die Durchsetzung seiner Forderung musste er zunächst weitere rechtliche Schritte einleiten.
To enforce his claim, he first had to initiate further legal proceedings.
