adjective
legal, legally
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Rechtlich means legal or legally, referring to law-related matters. It modifies nouns (rechtliche Probleme) or functions adverbially (rechtlich gesehen). Metadata: adjective, not gradable, not a participle. No special preposition or reflexive behavior; often used with verbs like regeln or prüfen in legal contexts.
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Die rechtlichen Konsequenzen sind schwerwiegend.
The legal consequences are serious.
Ist das rechtlich erlaubt?
Is that legally permitted?
Nachdem der Anwalt die Papiere las, blieben die Konsequenzen rechtlich unklar.
After the lawyer read the papers, the consequences remained legally unclear.
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Imagine a document stamped with 'LEGAL' and the German word 'rechtlich' underneath
Think 'recht' + '-lich' → 'rechtlich' like English 'right-ly' → legal/official
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A formal adjective used in legal/administrative contexts. Often appears in compounds (z. B. 'rechtliche Fragen').