spruchreif

German

Etymology

Spruch (judgment) +‎ reif (ripe)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁʊxˌʁaɪ̯f/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adjective

spruchreif (strong nominative masculine singular spruchreifer, not comparable)

  1. definitive, official (final enough to be officially announced; of laws, policies, etc.)
    Synonyms: klar, fertig, entschieden
    Wir arbeiten an einer Lösung, aber die Sache ist noch nicht spruchreif.
    We are working on a solution, but it's not ready to be announced yet.
  2. (law, originally) ready to be judged
    • 1918, Ludwig Mohn, “§ 14. Das Verwaltungsstreitverfahren”, in Preußisches Verwaltungsrecht, Springer-Verlag, →ISBN, page 187:
      Ist die Sache nicht spruchreif, so weist das OVG. dieselbe zur anderweitigen Entscheidung an die dazu nach der Sachlage geeignete Instanz zurück und verordnet die Wiederholung oder Ergänzung des Verfahrens, []
      Should the matter not be ready to be judged, the higher administrative court will reassign the same [matter] to the instance capable of deciding in the situation and order a relitigation or supplementation of the suit, []

Usage notes

Outside of the original legal context, chiefly used in the negative or looking at the future, with the current state of affairs typically being a work in progress. The term stops applying after a law, policy or idea is actually launched.

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