Haftbefehl

/ˈhaftbəˌfeːl/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Haftbefehle

Meaning

  1. arrest warrant

    Built from Haft (custody) + Befehl (order).

    • Gegen ihn wurde ein Haftbefehl erlassen.

      An arrest warrant was issued against him.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Haft custody
  • Befehl order

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

mandat d'arrêt

mandat d'arrêt is the French word for the same thing — both mean "arrest warrant."

Practice

1 What does Haftbefehl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gegen ihn wurde ein ___ erlassen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Haftbefehl?

nouncompound

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