# Sippenhaft

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The principle of a family sharing the responsibility for a crime committed by one of its members.

## Etymology
From German Sippenhaft (“kin liability”), from Sippe + Haft.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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