"Totschlag" meaning in German

See Totschlag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtoːtˌʃlaːk/ [standard], /ˈtoːtˌʃla(ː)x/ (note: northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial) Audio: De-Totschlag.ogg
Etymology: From tot (“dead”) + Schlag (“blow, hit”). Compare Dutch doodslag. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|tot|Schlag|t1=dead|t2=blow, hit}} tot (“dead”) + Schlag (“blow, hit”), {{cog|nl|doodslag}} Dutch doodslag Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,^e}} Totschlag m (strong, genitive Totschlags or Totschlages, plural Totschläge) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,^e}} Forms: Totschlags [genitive], Totschlages [genitive], Totschläge [plural], strong [table-tags], Totschlag [nominative, singular], Totschläge [definite, nominative, plural], Totschlags [genitive, singular], Totschlages [genitive, singular], Totschläge [definite, genitive, plural], Totschlag [dative, singular], Totschlage [dative, singular], Totschlägen [dative, definite, plural], Totschlag [accusative, singular], Totschläge [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (law) second-degree murder, manslaughter; an unlawful killing of a person which is subject to a milder punishment than (first-degree) murder Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Tötung, Bluttat (english: synonyms in non-technical use only) Derived forms: Totschläger, totschlagen, Mord und Totschlag Related terms: fahrlässige Tötung, Kapitalverbrechen, Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge, Mord
    Sense id: en-Totschlag-de-noun-N5Xelxaq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Crime, Law Topics: law

Inflected forms

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        "3": "Schlag",
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      "name": "compound"
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      },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Totschläge",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Totschlag",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Totschläge",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Totschlag",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Totschlage",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Totschlägen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Totschlag",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "definite",
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        },
        {
          "word": "totschlagen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mord und Totschlag"
        }
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        [
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        [
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        [
          "unlawful",
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "mild",
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        ],
        [
          "punishment",
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        [
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "fahrlässige Tötung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kapitalverbrechen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mord"
        }
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          "word": "Tötung"
        },
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        }
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Totschlag",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "word": "fahrlässige Tötung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kapitalverbrechen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mord"
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtoːtˌʃla(ː)x/",
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "Tötung"
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      "translation": "synonyms in non-technical use only",
      "word": "Bluttat"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Totschlag"
}

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