Meanings

  1. the crime of knowingly misapplying the law such that a legal decision is deliberately taken in a way that legislation does not prescribe; this crime can be committed only by judges, prosecutors, and related officials in judicature

  2. deutsches Strafrechtperversion of justice

    „Der pensionierte Richter wird vom Landgericht Rostock vom Vorwurf der Rechtsbeugung freigesprochen.“