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Fahndung

manhunt; police search for a suspect

noun FAHN-dung Rare

Usage Note

Fahndung is an official police search for a wanted person or stolen goods. Öffentliche Fahndung uses the media to involve the public. A Fahndungsfoto is a wanted photograph. The verb is fahnden nach — to search for.

Examples

"Die Polizei veröffentlichte ein Fahndungsfoto des Tatverdächtigen."

Natural Translation

The police published a wanted photo of the suspect.

Literal Translation

The police published a manhunt-photo of-the crime-suspect.

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