German

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Etymology

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Täter +‎ -schaft

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛːtɐˌʃaft/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈteːtɐˌʃaft/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tä‧ter‧schaft

Noun

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Täterschaft f (genitive Täterschaft, plural Täterschaften)

  1. (uncountable) perpetration
  2. (Switzerland, countable) group of all perpetrators of a single crime

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