vigepligt

Danish

Etymology

vige (“recede, yield, stay back, back away”) +‎ pligt (“duty”)

Noun

vigepligt

(traffic) the duty to allow someone else to proceed first; the opposite of right of way
Hvis en bilist vil dreje til højre, og en cyklist vil køre ligeud, har bilisten vigepligt.
If a car driver wants to turn left, and a cyclist wants to drive straight ahead, the cyclist has right of way.

Declension

Declension of vigepligt

common gender	Singular
common gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	vigepligt	vigepligten
genitive	vigepligts	vigepligtens

Antonyms

forkørselsret

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