Neuter
Meaning

  1. (countable, neuter, strong) a felony, indictable offence
  2. (countable, neuter, strong) a crime; any criminal offence
  3. (neuter, strong, uncountable) crime (illegal activity as such, at large; criminals collectively)

Opposite of
Vergehen
Frequency

B1
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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