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Kanzleiwesen

15:34 Jan 26, 2023
This question was closed without grading. Reason: Errant question

German to English translations [PRO]
Law (general)
German term or phrase: Kanzleiwesen
My foot's on the hose (sic) apparently and I can't think of the term I need for this.

Ein Werk das die grundlegenden Fragen der Rechtspraxis und Rechtsprechung, des Kanzleiwesens und der Rechtsinstitutionen abhandelt.
Craig Meulen
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:23


Summary of answers provided
3 +3chancery (chancellery) system
Johanna Timm, PhD
4 +1law firm management
Lancashireman
4 +1law firms/offices/chambers
philgoddard


Discussion entries: 6





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
law firm management


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="law firm management"&oq="la...

or running a law firm or operating a law firm

Phil's Langenscheidt reference doesn't take account of the -wesen suffix.
The full context is "grundlegende Fragen ... des Kanzleiwesens" = fundamental issues of law firm management...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2023-01-26 20:23:31 GMT)
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chancery services
chancery work
chancery law
https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/legal-practice-areas/the-c...

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 328
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, but I hadn't put in the right context - see discussion above.

Asker: Thanks, chancery is indeed the term - my apologies for a badly posted question.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
41 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
law firms/offices/chambers


Explanation:
http://en.langenscheidt.com/german-english/kanzlei

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Note added at 23 mins (2023-01-26 15:57:15 GMT)
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Or chancery.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2023-01-26 20:28:51 GMT)
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With the additional context (see the discussion box), I'm changing my answer to "chancery".

http://drw-www.adw.uni-heidelberg.de/drw-cgi/zeige?index=lem...

chan·​cery ˈchan(t)-sə-rē ˈchan(t)s-rē plural chanceries: a record office for public archives or those of ecclesiastical, legal, or diplomatic proceedings.... the office in which the business of a Roman Catholic diocese is transacted and recorded
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chancery

philgoddard
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 198
Notes to answerer
Asker: Some confusion arose due to your changes as a moderator, I'm afraid. And I've added more context now.

Asker: Thanks, my apologies for my inexpert posting of the question.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ted Wozniak
1 hr
  -> Hi, Ted!
neutral  AllegroTrans: it's the process of managing the firm/office/chambers/practice
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
chancery (chancellery) system


Explanation:
Die "Kanzlei" war ein bei einer urkundenausstellenden Institution angesiedelter Kreis sachkundiger Personen, die im Auftrag ihres Herrn (des Urkundenausstellers) die Urkunden formulierten und schrieben. Eine Kanzlei entstand erst dann, wenn regelmäßig und häufig Urkunden auszufertigen waren, und deshalb Personal und Sachkenntnis abrufbereit zur Verfügung stehen mussten.
https://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/Lexikon/Kanzlei-...
A chancery or chancellery (Latin: cancellaria) is a medieval writing office, responsible for the production of official documents.[1] The title of chancellor, for the head of the office, came to be held by important ministers in a number of states, and remains the title of the heads of government in modern Germany and Austria. Chancery hand is a term for various types of handwriting associated with chanceries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancery_(medieval_office)


Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 10:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 717
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steve Robbie: "Law firms" being unlikely in the context, now that it's been clarified.
10 hrs
agree  Elena Blizhenskaya
4 days
agree  British Diana
5 days
  -> Thanks! I had actually meant to post this as reference …
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