German term
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Native in: Arabic 
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Schreibverkehr
-Behandlungsvereinbarungen – das Recht auf Selbstbestimmung
-Ihre Rechte auf Schreibverkehr, Empfang von Besuch (soweit es der Hausordnung entspricht) und dem Führen von Telefonaten sind durch die Unterbringung unberührt."
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| 4 +5 | sending and receiving letters |
Jennifer Caisley
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| 5 +1 | written correspondence |
Cillie Swart
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| 3 +2 | right to private correspondence |
Michael Martin, MA
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José Patrício
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Flawless translations of corporate texts
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: German to English, English
sending and receiving letters
https://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/search?source=auto&q...
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Note added at 6 mins (2019-03-29 18:27:29 GMT)
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And a Duden definition:
https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Schriftverkehr
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Note added at 26 mins (2019-03-29 18:47:29 GMT)
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I would also stress that (in my view) there is no clarity in the German as to whether these letters are kept private, monitored, or otherwise - as it sounds like an in-patient psychiatric facility, I think all we can assume is that this right to correspondence exists, not that the letters themselves will be kept private.
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-03-29 19:24:49 GMT)
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As philgoddard aptly points out, this needn't just be letters: so possibly "sending and receiving written correspondence" might be preferable, offering a suitably catch-all approach to all kinds of communications (while still, emphatically, avoiding any notion of privacy)
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Ali Göznek
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Thanks, Ali!
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philgoddard
: It presumably includes texts and emails.
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That's a very good point - thank you! I'll add a note to that effect.
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Steffen Walter
: See https://www.dgppn.de/schwerpunkte/menschenrechte/uebersicht-... ("Darf der Patient Schrift- und Paketverkehr führen?"). In Germany, applicable legislation differs from one federal state to another.
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Thank you, Steffen - that's a really helpful link!
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Björn Vrooman
: Phil's point is really not good, sorry. See section 22 and 23 of Berlin's Gesetz über Hilfen und Schutzmaßnahmen bei psychischen Krankheiten (PsychKG). Section 22 is Schriftverkehr (proves your monitored). Section 23: Telekommunikation (texts + emails!!).
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How interesting - thank you for such a thorough reference, Björn! (I'd have never found that!)
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Ramey Rieger (X)
18 hrs
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Thank you, Ramey!
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robin25
2 days 19 hrs
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Thank you!
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United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
right to private correspondence
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Daniel Arnold (X)
: my first thought
21 mins
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philgoddard
42 mins
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Jennifer Caisley
: This is what I'd normally go for, but the German doesn't specify that these letters are kept private, monitored, or otherwise [edit] that's very true - but I can imagine certain cases where it may be necessary for the patient's health!
42 mins
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Wouldn't you think a right to sending and receiving letters is worth nothing if they're still allowed to snoop on you?
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Björn Vrooman
: Agree with Jennifer; it may be a privately privatized private clinic, but that doesn't make the correspondence private.//Just look at the law I mentioned below. It clearly(!) says correspondence can be monitored. It's ike prison, basically.
1 hr
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Sounds almost like a "Life of Others" scenario: Write away - knock yourself out. We'll just open a few of them letters when we please to see what kind of company you're keeping.
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South Africa
Finance, Legal, Business Texts
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Afrikaans to English, and 1 more.
written correspondence
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Steffen Walter
: This has been suggested before (see Jennifer's last added note). You could have posted a simple "agree", instead of reinventing the wheel, as it were.
5 hrs
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Lirka
2 days 8 hrs
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Reference comments
correspondence traffic
Briefe schreiben/wechseln, im Briefverkehr/Schriftverkehr/Briefwechsel/in Korrespondenz stehen, brieflich/schriftlich verkehren mit, brieflich umgehen, sich schriftlich austauschen, mit jmdm. brieflich in Verbindung stehen, Briefkontakt haben, - https://www.wissen.de/synonym/korrespondieren
Synonyme für Briefverkehr (Schriftverkehr)
13 Synonyme in 2 Bedeutungsgruppen - https://www.synonyme.de/briefverkehr/
the general communications means operational and public correspondence traffic, other than distress, - https://books.google.pt/books?id=lGcyBzUx0xcC&pg=PA311&lpg=P...
The main conclusion of the macro study is that the expected positive relation between development and correspondence traffic that is historically observed it can only be ascertained in connection with the high developed countries. - https://www.repository.utl.pt/handle/10400.5/4272
Mail all Traffic Diversion correspondence to - https://www.wyomingco.net/322/Wyoming-County-Traffic-Diversi...
Licensed undertakings are authorized for the provision of non-reserved postal services, including correspondence, books, catalogues, newspapers and other periodical publications and postal parcels (postal services not covered by the express mail category). - https://www.anacom.pt/streaming/postserv_4th08.pdf?contentId... -
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Steffen Walter
: Unhelpful and superfluous, as usual.
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