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Pronunciation / Transliteration: proporcionalidad
"Se debe garantizar la proporcionalidad de la pena."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The principle that the means used by an authority should be proportional to the objective being pursued.
"Das Gericht betonte die Bedeutung der Verhältnismäßigkeit bei staatlichen Eingriffen." - 2
The quality or state of being in proper proportion or relation to something else.
"Man muss stets auf die Verhältnismäßigkeit von Aufwand und Ertrag achten."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German words 'Verhältnis' (relation, proportion) and 'mäßig' (moderate, proportionate) combined with the nominalizing suffix '-keit'. The term evolved primarily within legal theory and constitutional jurisprudence during the 19th and 20th centuries to denote the principle of proportionality.
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proportionnalité
Transliteration: proportionnalité
"Le principe de proportionnalité doit être respecté."
Verhältnismäßigkeit
Transliteration: Verhältnismäßigkeit
"Die Maßnahme muss dem Grundsatz der Verhältnismäßigkeit entsprechen."
proporzionalità
Transliteration: proporzionalità
"Il principio di proporzionalità è fondamentale."
proporcionalidad
Transliteration: proporcionalidad
"Se debe garantizar la proporcionalidad de la pena."
proporcionalidade
Transliteration: proporcionalidade
"O princípio da proporcionalidade é essencial no direito."
अनुपात
Transliteration: anupat
"कार्यवाही में अनुपात का ध्यान रखा जाना चाहिए।"
比例原则
Transliteration: bǐlì yuánzé
"执法过程中必须遵循比例原则。"
비례성
Transliteration: biraeseong
"모든 공권력 행사는 비례성의 원칙을 준수해야 한다."
比例原則
Transliteration: hirei gensoku
"国家の行為には比例原則が適用される。"
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