Standgericht

German

Etymology

From Stand (“standing”) +‎ Gericht (“tribunal, court of justice”).

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Noun

Standgericht n (strong, genitive Standgerichtes or Standgerichts, plural Standgerichte)

  1. (military) an exceptional tribunal held in the field or during a state of emergency; a drumhead court-martial
    Die mutmaßlichen Partisanen wurden per Standgericht zum Tode verurteilt und gehängt.
    The presumed partisans were sentenced to death in a drumhead court-martial and hanged.

Declension
Declension of Standgericht [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Standgericht die Standgerichte
genitive eines des Standgerichtes, Standgerichts der Standgerichte
dative einem dem Standgericht, Standgerichte1 den Standgerichten
accusative ein das Standgericht die Standgerichte

1Now rare, see notes.

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