Justizvollzugsanstalt

German

Alternative forms

JVA (abbreviation)

Etymology

Justiz (“judiciary”) +‎ Vollzug (“enforcement”) +‎ -s- +‎ Anstalt (“institution”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(Germany, euphemistic officialese) correctional institution; prison
Synonyms: Gefängnis, Haftanstalt

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Related terms

Vollzugsanstalt

Further reading

“Justizvollzugsanstalt” in Duden online
“Justizvollzugsanstalt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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