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Pönale

English translation: penalty

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German term or phrase:Pönale
English translation:penalty
Entered by: Stephen Sadie

13:19 Jul 21, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
German term or phrase: Pönale
Sollte der vereinbarte Termin zur Lieferung oder Lieferungserbringung vom Auftragnehmer nicht eingehalten werden, so wird eine zusätzliche Pönale / Vertragsstrafe gem. §341 BGB...
Is it simply a penalty?
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 04:25
penalty
Explanation:
as you say, Romain gives penalize for poenalieren
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Christine Lam
Local time: 22:25
Grading comment
YES and thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +11penalty
Christine Lam


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +11
Pönale
penalty


Explanation:
as you say, Romain gives penalize for poenalieren

Christine Lam
Local time: 22:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 79
Grading comment
YES and thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Kraemer
0 min
agree  Tamara Ferencak
7 mins
agree  silvia glatzhofer
10 mins
agree  T. Czibulyás
13 mins
agree  Jan Vano
15 mins
agree  Natalie Aron
1 hr
agree  BrigitteHilgner: "Pönale" is Austrian - therefore German-English dictionaries are generally bound to ignore the word ...
1 hr
agree  MMUlr: also German, in transportation/shipping ... here a nice glossary - s. Pönale: http://www.tis-gdv.de/tis/taz/taz_p.htm#p
1 hr
agree  Sybille Brückner
2 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter: Yes, it's just a contractual penalty (as it says after "Pönale" -> Vertragsstrafe) to be paid in case of non-performance or delayed performance.
4 hrs
agree  Maria Ferstl
1 day 23 hrs
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