# rechtens

rechtens is a German adverb meaning “legal”.

## Meanings

1. legal(ly), proper(ly), licit(ly) (according to all applicable laws and rules)
   - Das ist alles rechtens. — All of that is licit.
2. _archaic_ by right, duly, rightly
3. lawful
   - Das Vorgehen der Polizei bei dem umstrittenen Einsatz war rechtens.

## Examples

- Das ist nicht rechtens. — This isn't legal.
- Ist das rechtens? — Is this legal?
- Wann ist es rechtens, persönliche Angaben über jemanden ohne dessen Einwilligung preiszugeben? — When is it right to disclose personal data about a person without that person's consent?

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