Untersuchungshaft
dieNounremand; pre-trial detention
English translations
- 01
remand imprisonment
- 02
pre-trial detention
Word details
- German meaning
- Die Inhaftierung einer Person, die eines Verbrechens verdächtigt wird, während die Ermittlungen noch laufen.
- English meaning
- Remand
- Synonym
- U-Haft, Haft
- German example
- Der Verdächtige wurde in Untersuchungshaft genommen.
- English example
- The suspect was taken into custody.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Untersuchungshaft
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Enthaftung
Release from custody
- Fluchtgefahr
Risk of flight
- U-Haft
Remand prison
Example sentences with “Untersuchungshaft”
Er wurde in Untersuchungshaft genommen. (He was remanded in custody.)
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from 'Strafhaft'?
'Untersuchungshaft' is detention before a conviction, while 'Strafhaft' is serving a prison sentence after conviction.