behördlichen

Behördlichen is the inflected form of the German adjective behördlich, meaning relating to authorities or public administration. It is used to describe actions, documents, measures, or decisions that originate from government agencies or public institutions.

The term appears in a wide range of contexts, especially in administrative law, municipal governance, immigration, taxation, and public safety. Common phrases include behördliche Genehmigung (official permit), behördliche Anordnung (administrative order), behördliche Prüfung (official review), and behördliche Maßnahmen (official measures). The form behördlichen specifically occurs as the declined ending in various grammatical cases, for example den behördlichen Anforderungen (dative plural) or der behördlichen Entscheidung (genitive feminine singular).

Grammatically, behördlich is an attributive adjective and takes different endings depending on the article and case of the noun it modifies. Its endings align with the standard German adjective declension rules, so you may see behördliches, behördliche, or behördliche Formen like behördlichen, depending on gender, number, and grammatical case of the noun.

Etymologically, behördlich derives from Behörde, meaning an authority, agency, or official body, with the suffix -lich forming the adjective sense of relating to such authorities. In practice, behördlich is used to distinguish official, government-related actions or documents from private or informal ones.

See also: Behörde, Verwaltungsrecht, öffentliche Verwaltung, offizielle Dokumente.