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Verbrecher: criminal — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Verbrecher

criminal

a person who commits serious criminal acts

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐ/

Primary stress is on bre.

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

a person who commits serious criminal acts

Die Polizei sucht nach einem gefährlichen Verbrecher.

Der Verbrecher wurde zu mehreren Jahren Haft verurteilt.

Nicht jeder Verdächtige ist automatisch ein Verbrecher.

Verdächtiger means suspect and does not imply guilt. Verbrecher normally implies that the person has committed a crime.

Do not use Verbrecher simply for a person under suspicion; Verdächtiger is the neutral word before guilt is established.

Choose one answer.

Which word means a person merely under suspicion?

Verbrecher refers to a male criminal or can be used generically in some contexts; Verbrecherin is the feminine form.