Also means
prosecution
Usage Note
Strafverfahren is the entire criminal procedure from investigation to verdict. It compounds Strafe (punishment) and Verfahren (procedure). The civil counterpart is the Zivilverfahren. Proceedings may be dropped via Einstellung des Verfahrens.
Examples
"Gegen den Manager wurde ein Strafverfahren eingeleitet."
Natural Translation
Criminal proceedings were initiated against the manager.
Literal Translation
Against the manager became a criminal-procedure initiated.
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