Freiheitsberaubung

German

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Etymology

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From Freiheit (freedom) +‎ -s- +‎ Beraubung (bereavement, deprivation). Compare Dutch vrijheidsberoving, Swedish frihetsberövande.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t͡sbəˌʁaʊ̯bʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Frei‧heits‧be‧rau‧bung
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Noun

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Freiheitsberaubung f (genitive Freiheitsberaubung, plural Freiheitsberaubungen)

  1. (law) false imprisonment (the crime of confining a person in a place without being legally authorised to do so)

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