strafbar

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Danish

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Etymology

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straffe +‎ -bar

Adjective

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strafbar (neuter strafbart, plural and definite singular attributive strafbare)

  1. (law, of an action) punishable; liable to be punished

See also

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German

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Etymology

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strafen +‎ -bar

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaːfbaːɐ̯/
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Adjective

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strafbar (strong nominative masculine singular strafbarer, not comparable)

  1. (law, of a deed in theory) liable to criminal prosecution; criminal (for which the law provides a criminal punishment)
    Einbruch ist eine strafbare Handlung.
    Burglary is a criminal offence.
  2. (law, of a person or a deed in practice) criminally punishable (to or for which a criminal punishment can be meted out)
    Antonym: straffrei
    Der Einbrecher war aufgrund eines Verfahrensfehlers nicht strafbar.
    The burglar was not punishable due to a procedural error.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • strafbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • strafbar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • strafbar” in Duden online