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Meaning of påtale | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

a reprimand (in a professional or legal context)

common-gender, formal

Examples

“... havde ministeriet imidlertid ikke fundet at der forelå det fornødne grundlag for at give Dem en advarsel i henhold til tjenestemandslovens § 24, men De fik en kraftig påtale ...”

... the ministry had not, however, found that the necessary basis for giving you a warning cf. §24 of tjenestemandsloven existed, but you did get an emphatic reprimand ...

“Ikke sjældent er det netop denne bestemmelse i de etiske regler, der overtrædes og medfører påtale fra rådet.”

Not rarely, it is this particular provision in the ethical rules that is breached and leads to a reprimand from the council.

“For ansatte, som overtræder reglerne, reageres der i første omgang med mundtlig påtale og tilbud om hjælp.”

For employees that break the rules, the initial reaction is a verbal reprimand and an offer for help.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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