wegfallen

English translation: cease to apply

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German term or phrase:	wegfallen
English translation:	cease to apply
Entered by:	Kreszenz Estepp

21:22 Apr 3, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)

German term or phrase: wegfallen

Im Zusammenhang mit einem Erbvertrag:
"sollte ein Erbe wegfallen, insbesondere vorversterben, ...

Kreszenz Estepp KudoZ activity Questions: 14 (none open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 0 United States
Local time: 16:11

be eliminated

Explanation:
or "cease to exist/apply"

Selected response from:

Michael Schubert
United States
Local time: 15:11

Grading comment

Thanks for your help! I used "cease to apply".
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

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be eliminated

Michael Schubert

no longer be considered/cease to exist

Joseph Hovan

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

be eliminated

Explanation:
or "cease to exist/apply"

Michael Schubert
United States
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 48

Grading comment

Thanks for your help! I used "cease to apply".

7 mins confidence:

no longer be considered/cease to exist

Explanation:
I think "no longer be considered" is closer, since "cease to exist" is the same as "sterben".

Joseph Hovan
Local time: 00:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11

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