Kriminalamt

German

Etymology

From kriminal- (“crime”) +‎ Amt (“agency; office”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁimiˈnaːlˌʔamt/

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• Hyphenation: Kri‧mi‧nal‧amt

Noun

Kriminalamt n (genitive Kriminalamts or Kriminalamtes, plural Kriminalämter)

1. office of criminal investigations

Derived terms

• Zollkriminalamt, Landeskriminalamt, Bundeskriminalamt

References

• “Kriminalamt” in Duden online
• “Kriminalamt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache