strafbar
punishable; illegal
English translations
- 01
punishable
- 02
criminal
- 03
liable
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas, das gegen das Gesetz verstößt und bestraft werden kann.
- English meaning
- Punishable
- Synonym
- illegal, ungesetzlich
- German example
- Die Handlung war strafbar.
- English example
- The act was punishable.
- Opposite of
- criminally punishable (to or for which a criminal punishment can be meted out)straffrei
Related words
- Strafbarkeit
Criminality refers to the characteristic of an act that is punishable by law and thus entails legal consequences.
- strafbewehrt
punishable
- strafunmündig
Under the age of criminal responsibility
- mutwillig
Deliberate
- Doppelehe
Bigamy
- Holocaustleugnung
Holocaust denial is the assertion that the Holocaust, the genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany, did not happen or is greatly exaggerated.
- Blasphemie
Blasphemy
- unrechtmäßig
Illegal, unlawful
- Blutschande
Incest
- Kriminalität
crime
- Aneignung
Appropriation means to take something for oneself, to make something one's own, often in the sense of taking over or presuming.
- Majestätsbeleidigung
Lèse-majesté
- Unterlassung
Omission
- Hassrede
Hate speech, incitement to hatred.
- Strafvereitelung
Obstruction of justice
- kriminalisieren
To criminalize
Example sentences with “strafbar”
Das ist eine strafbare Handlung. (That is a punishable act.)
Frequently asked questions
How is 'strafbar' different from 'illegal'?
They are synonyms, but 'strafbar' specifically emphasizes that the act is subject to legal punishment.