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OLG

Abbreviation for Oberlandesgericht

In short and in plain language

An OLG is a higher court in a German state.

It looks again at rulings of lower courts.

Its rulings show how courts may see a question.

Definition
An OLG is a Higher Regional Court, a senior court in a German federal state. It mainly decides appeals and complaints against decisions of the lower courts. Its judgments can show how courts view a legal question.

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