Vocabulary
unwirksam
/ˈʊnvɪʁkzaːm/· adjective
invalid, without legal effect; ineffective
Unwirksam — the lawyer's verdict on a notice, a clause or a contract that has no legal effect; also for measures that do not work.
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- unwirksam — not gradable in the legal sense (in the sense 'ineffective' also: unwirksamer)
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unwirksam
invalid, without legal effect
Die Kündigung ist unwirksam, weil sie nicht schriftlich erfolgt ist.
The notice of termination is invalid because it was not given in writing.
Word family
unwirksamwirksamvalid; effectivedie Unwirksamkeitinvaliditydie Wirkungthe effect
Common combinations
- für unwirksam erklärento declare invalid
- eine unwirksame Klauselan invalid clause
- rechtlich unwirksamlegally invalid
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
wirksam
Real examples
- Eine Kündigung per E-Mail ist bei einem Arbeitsvertrag unwirksam.Termination by email is invalid for an employment contract.
- Viele Klauseln zu Schönheitsreparaturen in alten Mietverträgen sind unwirksam.Many clauses on cosmetic repairs in old tenancy agreements are invalid.
- Experten halten das Verbot für gut gemeint, aber unwirksam.Experts consider the ban well-intentioned but ineffective.
