die Rechtswirksamkeit
Translation
legal validity, legal effect, legal effectiveness
Examples
Die Rechtswirksamkeit des Vertrags wird geprüft.
The legal validity of the contract is being checked.
Das Gesetz erlangt morgen Rechtswirksamkeit.
The law becomes legally effective tomorrow.
Grammar Patterns
((of sth.)) to gain legal validity The law gains legal validity.
to check the legal validity ((of sth.)) One checks the legal validity of the contract.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Gültigkeit (validity), Legalität (legality); Antonyms: Ungültigkeit (invalidity)
Etymology
Composed of 'Recht' (law, right) + 'wirksam' (effective) + '-keit' (a suffix forming abstract nouns, like '-ness'). Literally 'right-effectiveness'.
Memory Tips
Think of a law (Recht) that is 'working' (wirken). Its 'work-some-ness' (Wirksamkeit) is its legal validity.