Angeordnete

Angeordnete is a German attributive adjective formed from the past participle angeordnet of the verb anordnen. It describes something that has been ordered, arranged, or mandated by an authority. In everyday and formal language it is used to indicate that a measure, arrangement, or directive has been issued by someone in a position of authority.

As an adjective, angeordnete agrees with the noun it modifies and changes its ending according to gender, number, and case. The feminine singular nominative/accusative form is angeordnete, for example: die angeordnete Maßnahme. The masculine singular, neuter singular, and plural forms differ (angeordneter, angeordnetes, angeordnete/angeordneten, depending on case). The past participle can also function as a standalone verb in passive constructions, for example: Die Maßnahme wurde angeordnet.

Common contexts include legal, administrative, and organizational language, where a decision or instruction from an authority is described as angeordnet. It often conveys authority and formality, signaling that the described order was externally issued rather than spontaneously decided.

Translations into English depend on context and can include ordered, mandated, decreed, or prescribed. In technical usage, phrases such as angeordnete Reihenfolge (ordered sequence) or angeordnete Maßnahmen (ordered measures) illustrate the typical collocations of the term. See also anordnen, Ordnung, and related legal terminology.