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erlassen.

to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʔɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩//ʔɛɐ̯ˈlasən/
  1. to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation)

    class-7 · strong · transitive
  2. to let off (a penalty)

    class-7 · strong · transitive
  3. to abate (debt, taxes)

    class-7 · strong · transitive
  4. to waive (a fee)

    class-7 · strong · transitive
  5. to remit (a liability)

    class-7 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German erlāzen, from Old High German irlāzan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀlātan. Equivalent to er- + lassen.

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