u.f.

English translation: ff.

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German term or phrase:u.f.
English translation:ff.
Entered by: Simona de Logu

15:06 Feb 15, 2018
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German term or phrase: u.f.
Begleitbericht der Regierung zum Stabilitätsgesetz 2017, Seite 148 u.f.

This abbreviation is found in a footnote. Does anyone know what it stands for and how to translate it?

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Simona de Logu
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:51
ff.
Explanation:
It means "und folgende" which is usually abbreviated with "ff.", which is the same in English.
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Silke Walter
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Local time: 15:51
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3 +4ff.
Silke Walter
5 +2et seq.
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ff.


Explanation:
It means "und folgende" which is usually abbreviated with "ff.", which is the same in English.


    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ff.
Silke Walter
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agree  philgoddard
46 mins

agree  Michele Fauble
2 hrs

agree  jccantrell
2 hrs

neutral  writeaway: I've never seen it used in any legal doc I've come across/@Sibila. The context here is a law/act. Et seq is most definitely used.
3 hrs

agree  Sibila T: @writeaway - this is not necessarily used in legal documents such as contracts which must be much more specific, but is standard in citations in legal writings such as essays and articles
6 hrs

neutral  AllegroTrans: never seen this in a law doc, might work for literature etc.
3 days 4 hrs
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et seq.


Explanation:
und folgende

http://abkuerzungen.woxikon.de/abkuerzung/uf.php

https://dict.leo.org/german-english/ff

Susan Madden
Ireland
Local time: 14:51
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Also correct, but much less common.
47 mins

agree  writeaway: This is used all the time. Afaik, it's the standard legalese used in English legal docs. http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=667
3 hrs

agree  AllegroTrans: definitely correct when citing sections/pages etc. in legislation; I see this all the time
3 days 4 hrs
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