lit. (legal abbreviation)

lit. is the abbreviation for Latin littera (= letter ). It is used in jurisprudence to cite a specific point in a list of letters in legal norms.

Does Art. 73 Basic Law (GG) say :

" Article 73
(1) The Federation has exclusive legislation on:
[...]
10. cooperation between the Federation and the Länder

a) in the criminal police,

b) to protect the free democratic basic order, the existence and security of the federal government or a state (protection of the constitution) and

c) to protect against efforts in the federal territory that endanger foreign interests of the Federal Republic of Germany through the use of force or preparatory actions aimed at it,

as well as the establishment of a Federal Criminal Police Office and the international fight against crime;

11. statistics for federal purposes; [...]. "

so z. B. a certain sub-point of this Basic Law standard as "Art. 73 para. 1 no. 10 lit. a GG ”. Sometimes it is also written “Art. 73 para. 1 no. 10 a) GG ". The German legislature today writes in laws: "Article 73 paragraph 1 number 10 letter a of the Basic Law".