Verbrechen
Meaning
- (countable,neuter,strong) a felony, indictable offence
- (countable,neuter,strong) a crime; any criminal offence
- (neuter,strong,uncountable) crime (illegal activity as such, at large; criminals collectively)
Concepts
crime
offence
felony
offense
sin
fault
criminal act
violation
infraction
felonies
wrongdoing
crimes
evil deed
wickedness
indiscretion
vice
iniquity
charges
nature of offence
nature of offense
bad karma
murder
violence
Crime
corruption
delinquent behaviour
fraud
vandalism
guilt
criminality
offense offence
exploit
act
deed
doing
foul play
delinquency
transgression
contravention
law-breaking
malefaction
malfeasance
misdoing
abuse
capital offence
capital offense
misfeasance
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Ver‧bre‧chen
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fərˈbrɛçən/
Etymology
17th century, nominalised infinitive of verbrechen (now in limited use), from Middle High German verbrechen (“to breach, violate”). Equivalent to ver- + brechen (“to break”).
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Sentences
Büro 🏢 des Gouverneurs , ein 1 Verbrechen .
Office of the Governor, a crime.
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