Strafe
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See also: strafe
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German strāfe, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (“to squeeze, press, graze”).[1] Compare Dutch straf, German Low German Straaf, Luxembourgish Strof.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Strafe f (genitive Strafe, plural Strafen)
- punishment
- angemessene Strafe. ― appropriate punishment.
- Strafe muß sein.
- Punishment is necessary.
- penalty
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 27/2010, page 109:
- Ein Gericht verurteilt einen Täter zu einer Strafe. Nachdem er sie verbüßt hat, ist der Rechtsfrieden wieder hergestellt: Seine Schuld ist getilgt, die Strafe söhnt ihn mit der Gesellschaft aus.
- A court sentences a delinquent to a penalty. After he has served it, the lawful state is restored: His guilt is cleared, the punishment reconciles him with society.
- fine
Declension
[edit]Declension of Strafe [feminine]
Synonyms
[edit]- Bestrafung (1,2)
- Geldstrafe, Geldbuße, Bußgeld (3)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Gefängnisstrafe
- Geldstrafe
- Haftstrafe
- Körperstrafe
- Leibstrafe
- Prügelstrafe
- Strafaktion
- Strafantrag
- Strafanzeige
- Strafbefehl
- Straferlass
- Strafgebühr
- Strafgerichtshof
- Strafgesetz
- Strafkommando
- Straflager
- Strafmaßnahme
- Strafminderung
- Strafparagraph
- Strafrecht
- Strafrichter
- Straftat
- Strafvereitelung
- Strafverfahren
- Strafverfolgung
- Strafverkürzung
- Strafvollzug
- Strafzettel
- Todesstrafe
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “straf1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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