Verbrechen
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See also: verbrechen
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
17th century, nominalised infinitive of verbrechen (now in limited use), from Middle High German verbrechen (“to breach, violate”). Equivalent to ver- + brechen (“to break”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /fərˈbrɛçən/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈbʁɛ.çn̩], [fɛɐ̯-], [-çən]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ver‧bre‧chen
Noun[edit]
Verbrechen n (strong, genitive Verbrechens, plural Verbrechen)
- (countable, law, technical) a felony, indictable offence
- Synonym: schwere Straftat
- Antonym: Vergehen
- (countable, in common use often) a crime; any criminal offence
- Synonym: Straftat
- (uncountable, common use) crime (illegal activity as such, at large; criminals collectively)
- Synonyms: Kriminalität, Verbrechertum
Usage notes[edit]
- In Germany, Verbrechen is defined as a criminal offence punishable by a minimum penalty of at least one year in prison.
- In Austria and Switzerland, it is defined as a criminal offence punishable by a maximum penalty of at least three years in prison.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Verbrechen [neuter, strong]
Antonyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
- Betrugsverbrechen, Gelegenheitsverbrechen, Gewohnheitsverbrechen, Gewaltverbrechen, Kapitalverbrechen, Rauschgiftverbrechen, Schwerverbrechen, Schwerstverbrechen, Straßenverbrechen
- das organisierte Verbrechen
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- Verbrecher, verbrecherisch, verbrechen
- Verbrechensabnahme, Verbrechensaufklärung, Verbrechensbekämpfung, Verbrechensrate, Verbrechenszunahme
Further reading[edit]
- “Verbrechen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Verbrechen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Verbrechen” in Duden online
- Verbrechen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de