Etymology

straffe +‎ -barCategory:Danish terms suffixed with -bar#STRAFBAR

Adjective

strafbar (neuter strafbart, plural and definite singular attributive strafbare)Category:Danish lemmas#STRAFBARCategory:Danish adjectives#STRAFBARCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#STRAFBARCategory:Pages with entries#STRAFBARCategory:Pages with 2 entries#STRAFBAR

1. (lawCategory:da:Law#STRAFBAR, of an action) punishable; liable to be punished

Etymology

strafen +‎ -barCategory:German terms suffixed with -bar#STRAFBAR

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁaːfbaːɐ̯/Category:German 2-syllable words#STRAFBARCategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#STRAFBAR

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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  Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#STRAFBAR

Adjective

strafbar (strong nominative masculine singular strafbarer, not comparable)Category:German lemmas#STRAFBARCategory:German adjectives#STRAFBARCategory:German uncomparable adjectives#STRAFBARCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#STRAFBARCategory:Pages with entries#STRAFBARCategory:Pages with 2 entries#STRAFBAR

1. (lawCategory:de:Law#STRAFBAR, of a deed in theory) liable to criminal prosecution; criminal (for which the law provides a criminal punishment)

   Einbruch ist eine strafbare Handlung.

   Burglary is a criminal offence.

   Category:German terms with usage examples#STRAFBAR

2. (lawCategory:de:Law#STRAFBAR, of a person or a deed in practice) criminally punishable (to or for which a criminal punishment can be meted out)

   Antonym: straffrei

   Der Einbrecher war aufgrund eines Verfahrensfehlers nicht strafbar.

   The burglar was not punishable due to a procedural error.

   Category:German terms with usage examples#STRAFBAR

Further reading

• “strafbar”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎ (in German)
• “strafbar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “strafbar” in Duden online