Kriminalität

German

Etymology

From French criminalité (“crime, criminality”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁiminaliˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-ˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Kri‧mi‧na‧li‧tät

Noun

Kriminalität f (genitive Kriminalität, no plural)

1. crime (practice or habit of committing crimes; criminal acts collectively)

   Synonym: Verbrechen (in common use only)

2. criminality, criminalness (state of being criminal)

Further reading

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