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Straftatbestand

German, noun/ˈʃtʁaːftaːtbəˌʃtant/

Straftatbestand is a German masculine noun meaning “criminal offence, statutory offense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für die Strafwürdigkeit einer Handlung festgelegte, gesetzliche Merkmale”.

What does Straftatbestand mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinecriminal offence, statutory offense

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. für die Strafwürdigkeit einer Handlung festgelegte, gesetzliche Merkmale

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Straftatbestand

  • Straftatbestandes genitive
  • Straftatbestands genitive
  • Straftatbestände plural
  • Straftatbestande dative singular
  • Straftatbeständen dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Straftatbestand?

  • /ˈʃtʁaːftaːtbəˌʃtant/
  • [ˈʃtʁaːftaːtbəˌʃtant]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Straftatbestand in German?

Straftatbestand appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).