Danish edit

Etymology edit

straffe +‎ -bar

Adjective edit

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

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

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German edit

Etymology edit

strafen +‎ -bar

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaːfbaːɐ̯/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

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.

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Further reading edit

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