Terminology

These terms often appear the case file documents. They can be false friends whose actual meaning differs from their apparent meaning. This table clarifies their actual meaning.

Term Misleadingly Looks like Actual meaning in the file

Concept (Conc.)

idea

office copy kept in the file

Rescript

something written

formal order from a superior authority

Protocol / Protocollo

procedure rules

the official written record or register

Ausweisung

expulsion / identification

allotment of land

Exp. / Ex.

explanation

issued / dispatched