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Etymology

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From French criminalité (crime, criminality).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʁiminaliˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kri‧mi‧na‧li‧tät

Noun

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Kriminalität f (genitive Kriminalität, no plural)

  1. (law) crime (practice or habit of committing crimes; criminal acts collectively)
    Synonym: Verbrechen (in common use only)
  2. criminality, criminalness (state of being criminal)

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