Staatsanwaltschaft

German

Etymology

Staatsanwalt (“public prosecutor”) +‎ -schaft (“-ship, -hood”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaːt͡sʔanˌvaltʃaft/
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Hyphenation: Staats‧an‧walt‧schaft

Noun

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(law) public prosecutor's office
Synonyms: Anklage, Anklagevertretung

Declension

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Derived terms

Oberstaatsanwaltschaft
staatsanwaltschaftlich

Further reading

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

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