Swiss legal glossary. Each term in all four languages, with its source
Swiss laws are published in German, French and Italian: in these three languages, the equivalents below are the terms of the official texts. The English terms follow the translations published on Fedlex, which have no legal force. Each term links to its article and its source.
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- German
- Konventionalstrafe
- French
- clause pénale
- Italian
- pena convenzionale
- English
- contractual penalty
The terms
Sorted by German term. The glossary grows with each check by our lawyer-linguists.
| German | French | Italian | English | Area of law |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abtretung | cession de créance | cessione del credito | assignment of a claim | Law of obligations |
| Aktiengesellschaft | société anonyme | società anonima | company limited by shares | Company law |
| Aktienkapital | capital-actions | capitale azionario | share capital | Company law |
| Arbeitsvertrag | contrat de travail | contratto di lavoro | employment contract | Employment law |
| Arrest | séquestre | sequestro | attachment | Debt enforcement and bankruptcy |
| Bankgeheimnis | secret bancaire | segreto bancario | banking secrecy | Banking law |
| Beschwerde | recours | ricorso | appeal | Procedure and remedies |
| Betreibung | poursuite | esecuzione | debt enforcement | Debt enforcement and bankruptcy |
| Bundesgericht | Tribunal fédéral | Tribunale federale | Federal Supreme Court | Procedure and remedies |
| Bürgschaft | cautionnement | fideiussione | contract of surety | Law of obligations |
| fristlose Kündigung | résiliation immédiate | risoluzione immediata | termination with immediate effect | Employment law |
| Geldwäscherei | blanchiment d'argent | riciclaggio di denaro | money laundering | Economic criminal law |
| Generalversammlung | assemblée générale | assemblea generale | general meeting | Company law |
| Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung | société à responsabilité limitée | società a garanzia limitata | limited liability company | Company law |
| Gewährleistung | garantie | garanzia | warranty | Law of obligations |
| Grundbuch | registre foncier | registro fondiario | land register | Property law |
| Handelsregister | registre du commerce | registro di commercio | commercial register | Company law |
| Konkurrenzverbot | prohibition de faire concurrence | divieto di concorrenza | prohibition of competition | Employment law |
| Konkurs | faillite | fallimento | bankruptcy | Debt enforcement and bankruptcy |
| Konventionalstrafe | clause pénale | pena convenzionale | contractual penalty | Law of obligations |
| Kündigung | résiliation | disdetta | termination | Employment law |
| Mehrwertsteuer | taxe sur la valeur ajoutée | imposta sul valore aggiunto | value added tax | Tax |
| Mietvertrag | bail à loyer | contratto di locazione | lease | Tenancy law |
| Mängelrüge | avis au vendeur (avis des défauts) | avviso al venditore | notice of defects | Law of obligations |
| Nachlassstundung | sursis concordataire | moratoria concordataria | composition moratorium | Debt enforcement and bankruptcy |
| Personendaten | données personnelles | dati personali | personal data | Privacy policy |
| Pflichtteil | réserve | porzione legittima | statutory entitlement | Law of succession |
| Prospekt | prospectus | prospetto | prospectus | Financial market law |
| Quellensteuer | impôt à la source | imposta alla fonte | tax at source | Tax |
| Rechtsvorschlag | opposition | opposizione | objection | Debt enforcement and bankruptcy |
| Rechtsöffnung | mainlevée | rigetto dell'opposizione | setting aside of an objection | Debt enforcement and bankruptcy |
| Revisionsstelle | organe de révision | ufficio di revisione | external auditor | Company law |
| Schadenersatz | dommages-intérêts | risarcimento del danno | damages | Law of obligations |
| Schiedsgericht | tribunal arbitral | tribunale arbitrale | arbitral tribunal | International arbitration |
| Schuldnerverzug | demeure du débiteur | mora del debitore | default of the obligor | Law of obligations |
| Sorgfaltspflichten | obligations de diligence | obblighi di diligenza | due diligence obligations | Banking law |
| Statuten | statuts | statuto | articles of association | Company law |
| Steuerhinterziehung | soustraction d'impôt | sottrazione d'imposta | tax evasion | Tax |
| Strafbefehl | ordonnance pénale | decreto d'accusa | summary penalty order | Criminal law |
| Untersuchungshaft | détention provisoire | carcerazione preventiva | remand (pre-trial detention) | Criminal law |
| Verfügung | décision | decisione | ruling | Administrative law |
| Verjährung | prescription | prescrizione | prescription | Law of obligations |
| Verrechnungssteuer | impôt anticipé | imposta preventiva | withholding tax | Tax |
| Versicherungsvertrag | contrat d'assurance | contratto d'assicurazione | insurance contract | Insurance law |
| Verwaltungsrat | conseil d'administration | consiglio d'amministrazione | board of directors | Company law |
| Verzugszins | intérêt moratoire | interesse moratorio | default interest | Law of obligations |
| Vollmacht | pouvoirs (procuration) | procura | authority (power of attorney) | Law of obligations |
| vorsorgliche Massnahmen | mesures provisionnelles | provvedimenti cautelari | interim measures | Procedure and remedies |
| Willensvollstrecker | exécuteur testamentaire | esecutore testamentario | executor | Law of succession |
| wirtschaftlich berechtigte Person | ayant droit économique | avente economicamente diritto | beneficial owner | Banking law |
| Zahlungsbefehl | commandement de payer | precetto esecutivo | summons for payment | Debt enforcement and bankruptcy |
| Überstunden | heures de travail supplémentaires | lavoro straordinario | overtime | Employment law |