Todesstrafe

/ˈtoːdəsˌʃtʁaːfə/

die 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 Todesstrafen

Meaning

  1. death penalty

    • In vielen Ländern gibt es die Todesstrafe nicht mehr.

      In many countries the death penalty no longer exists.

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

Similar words

Hinrichtung

Todesstrafe is the death penalty as a legal punishment; Hinrichtung is the execution itself, the act of carrying that punishment out.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

fusilamiento

Close — the death penalty is sometimes carried out by execution via firing squad.

Practice

1 What does Todesstrafe mean?

2 Fill the gap: In vielen Ländern gibt es die ___ nicht mehr.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Todesstrafe?

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