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erlassen
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German erlāzen, from Old High German irlāzan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀlātan. Equivalent to er- + lassen.
Pronunciation
Verb
erlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present erlässt, past tense erließ, past participle erlassen, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation)
- 2010, Der Spiegel, number 30/2010, page 92:
- Gerade erst hat Peking strenge Ausfuhrquoten für Seltene Erden erlassen – in der Hochtechnologie unentbehrliche Ressourcen, ohne die Hybridfahrzeuge, Hochleistungsmagnete und Festplattenlaufwerke nicht funktionieren.
- Just recently Beijing has issued strict export quotas for rare earths—indispensable resources in high technology, without which hybrid vehicles, high-performance magnets and hard-disk drives do not function.
- (transitive) to let off (a penalty)
- (transitive) to abate (debt, taxes)
- (transitive) to waive (a fee)
- (transitive) to remit (a liability)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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