Gefängnisstrafe
prison sentence; custodial sentence
noun ge-FENG-nis-shtra-fe Rare
Usage Note
Gefängnisstrafe is the everyday term for a custodial sentence, served in a Gefängnis or Justizvollzugsanstalt. The formal legal term is Freiheitsstrafe. German criminal law provides for a minimum of one month and a maximum of 15 years, except for murder where life imprisonment (lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe) applies.
Examples
"Er wurde zu einer Gefängnisstrafe von fünf Jahren verurteilt."
Natural Translation
He was sentenced to a prison sentence of five years.
Literal Translation
He was sentenced to a prison-sentence of five years.
Related Words
- Abmahnschreiben formal warning letter (demanding cessation of unlawful conduct)
- Abschiebung deportation
- Akteneinsicht access to files
- Amtsgericht local court
- Amtspflicht official duty; duty of care owed by a public official
- Anfechtungsklage action for annulment
- Angeklagte defendant
- Anhörung hearing; right to be heard (before a decision is made)
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