Billigkeitsmassmahne

English translation: considering the fairness/justness/equity

08:28 Nov 16, 2000
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Billigkeitsmassmahne
This comes up in correspondence in a dispute on taxation. I can't quite figure out what is meant by this.
'In uebrigen wuerde durch eine Billigkeitsmassnahme die ablehnende Entscheidung in Aussetzungsverfahren, das wesentlich geringere Anforderungen an die Wahrscheinlichkeit des Gegenanspruchs stellt, aufgehoben.
JMcKechnie
Local time: 09:08
English translation:considering the fairness/justness/equity
Explanation:
Billigkeit=reasonableness, justness, fairness, equitableness
-massnahme= consideration, decision, meassures, action

the ... decision was cancelled by way of consideration of equity/justness/ considering the fairness/justness/equity

Meaning prob. that to forcefully collect . . . would not be fair, because the counter claim may be larger than the amount to be collected.
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Elisabeth Moser
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Local time: 04:08
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Summary of answers provided
naequitable measure
Dr. Sahib Bleher
naconsidering the fairness/justness/equity
Elisabeth Moser


  

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26 mins
equitable measure


Explanation:
or a measure of grace


    Schaefer, Wirtschaftsenglisch
Dr. Sahib Bleher
Local time: 09:08
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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28 mins
considering the fairness/justness/equity


Explanation:
Billigkeit=reasonableness, justness, fairness, equitableness
-massnahme= consideration, decision, meassures, action

the ... decision was cancelled by way of consideration of equity/justness/ considering the fairness/justness/equity

Meaning prob. that to forcefully collect . . . would not be fair, because the counter claim may be larger than the amount to be collected.


    Muret-Sanders
Elisabeth Moser
United States
Local time: 04:08
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 786
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