strafbar
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
strafbar (not comparable)
- (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.
- (law, of a person or a deed in practice) criminally punishable (to or for which a criminal punishment can be meted out)
- Der Einbrecher war aufgrund eines Verfahrensfehlers nicht strafbar.
- The burglar was not punishable due to a procedural error.
Declension
Antonyms
- (punishable): straffrei
Derived terms
Further reading
- “strafbar” in Duden online