appendix

German translation: Anhang

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English term or phrase:	appendix
German translation:	Anhang
Entered by:	kostan

11:52 Feb 20, 2009

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Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)

English term or phrase: appendix

What's the difference between a Schedule and an Appendix to a contract? And what are they in German?

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Anhang

Explanation:
a schedule is a listing i.e. Liste/Aufstellung, an appendix usually consists of one or more documents atached to a contract: i.e. Anhang.
Thus a schedule may form part of an appendix/annex, or it may be a listing of all the appendices.
That is my understanding.

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Anhang

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schedule v. appendix

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Anhang

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Reference: schedule v. appendix

Reference information:
Here are the definitions for "schedule" and "appendix" provided by Black's Law Dictionary (8th edition):

schedule, n. A written list or inventory; esp., a statement that is attached to a document and that gives a detailed showing of the matters referred to in the document [see the first example sentence below]. -- schedule, vb. -- scheduled, adj.

appendix, n. 1. A supplementary document attached to the end of a writing [see the second example sentence below]. *For the requirements of an appendix to a federal appellate brief, see Fed. R. App. P. 30. [ http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/Rules/rules.htm#frap30 ] 2. English law. A volume that contains material documents and other evidence presented in a lower court. *The volume is used by the House of Lords or Privy Council when functioning as an appellate tribunal. Pl. appendixes, appendices.

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And here are the translations suggested by Dietl/Lorenz (6th edition):

schedule Liste, Verzeichnis, Aufstellung, Tabelle; Anhang (bes. zu e-m Gesetz od. e-r Urkunde); Zeitplan, Terminplan, Arbeitsplan; Fahrplan; Kursbuch; Br Einkommensteuergruppe (für Berechnung der Einkommensteuer wird zwischen 5 Arten von Einkommen unterschieden [Schedules A, C, D, E und F]); [concrete examples of usage].

appendix Anhang; Anlage; Zusatz; -ces Zusätze.

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Example sentence(s):

Schedule B to the title policy lists the encumbrances on the property.
The brief includs an appendix of exhibits.

Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/61/22/S0132200.html
Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/61/74/A0377400.html

Derek Gill Franßen
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