Straftat

criminal offence

noun SHTRAHF-taht Rare

Also means

crime

Usage Note

Straftat is a criminal offence in the technical sense, compounding Strafe and Tat. German law grades offences into Verbrechen (serious, over one year) and Vergehen (lesser). The verb is eine Straftat begehen (to commit an offence).

Examples

"Er wurde wegen mehrerer Straftaten angeklagt."

Natural Translation

He was charged with several criminal offences.

Literal Translation

He became because-of several criminal-deeds accused.

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