rechtsstaat

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === rechtstaat (uncommon) === Etymology === Around the 1860s. From recht +‎ -s- +‎ staat, calque of German Rechtsstaat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛxt.staːt/ Hyphenation: rechts‧staat === Noun === rechtsstaat m (plural rechtsstaten, diminutive rechtsstaatje n) nation of laws, constitutional state, (state which has rule of law) ==== Derived terms ==== rechtsstatelijk ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: regstaat → Indonesian: negara hukum (calque) → West Frisian: rjochtssteat (calque)