conditio sine qua non

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conditio sine qua non^¹

[kɔnˈdiːt͡si̯o ˈziːnə kvaː noːn]

phrase condicio sine qua non

notwendige Bedingung; Forderung, die unerlässlich ist

Conditio sine qua non^²

[kɔnˈdiːt͡si̯o ˈziːnə kvaː noːn]

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aus lateinisch conditio sine qua non ^(→ la), wörtlich: „Bedingung, ohne die nicht …“

phrase conditio sine qua non · Conditio sine qua non · Conditiones sine quibus non

besonders Recht notwendige Bedingung; Voraussetzung, die unerlässlich ist „Kostunica übte indirekt auch immer wieder Kritik an der Conditio sine qua non, die die Auslieferung des gesuchten Kriegsverbrechers Ratko Mladic verlangt.“
Similar: Grundbedingung, Grundvoraussetzung, Vorbedingung

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sine qua non prerequisite

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@misc{conditio_sine_qua_non_2026,
  title = {conditio sine qua non},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/conditio%20sine%20qua%20non},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}