# der Persilschein

der Persilschein is a German noun meaning “carte blanche, free rein”. Forms: des Persilscheines, die Persilscheine.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Persilscheines
- Plural: die Persilscheine

## Meanings

1. _historical · humorous_ in post-WW2 Germany, a written attestation of not having been a collaborator or associated with the Nazi regime, penned by a third party
2. _figurative · humorous · colloquial_ an exoneration or dismissal of someone being responsible for past harm (the exoneration is often implied to be incorrect or dishonest)
3. _figurative · colloquial_ carte blanche, free rein (a dismissal of the possibility of future harm, effectively allowing someone to do as they please)

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