"Diversion" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /divɛʁˈzi̯oːn/, [-vɛɐ̯-] [Germany], /d̥ivɛʁˈsi̯oːn/, [-vɛɐ̯-], [-ˈz̥i̯oːn] [Austria] Audio: De-Diversion.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dīversiōnis, genitive of dīversio, verbal noun of dīverto. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|dīversiōnis}} Borrowed from Latin dīversiōnis Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Diversion f (genitive Diversion, plural Diversionen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Diversion [genitive], Diversionen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Diversion [nominative, singular], Diversionen [definite, nominative, plural], Diversion [genitive, singular], Diversionen [definite, genitive, plural], Diversion [dative, singular], Diversionen [dative, definite, plural], Diversion [accusative, singular], Diversionen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (military) diversion (a tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Diversion-de-noun-qZdQVS5P Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (law) diversion (waiving a formal criminal justice proceeding and offering the accused person alternative measures for making amends) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Diversion-de-noun-OHbRIj11 Categories (other): Law, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 67 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 79 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 83 7 Topics: law
  3. (East Germany, obsolete) sabotage against the state Tags: East, Germany, feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Diversion-de-noun-wMYqj-Qq Categories (other): DDR German
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