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What does “Zahlungsbefehl” mean?

Payment order in a debt collection. It is not a court decision: nobody has checked yet if the debt is real.

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“Zahlungsbefehl” is a German word used in official letters in Switzerland. Briefly explains words like this automatically when you check a letter.

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