Untersuchungsrichter

German

Etymology

Untersuchung + -s- + Richter

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋsˌʁɪçtɐ/
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Noun

Untersuchungsrichter m (strong, genitive Untersuchungsrichters, plural Untersuchungsrichter, feminine Untersuchungsrichterin)

  1. (law) investigating judge
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925, page 69:
      „Also,“ sagte der Untersuchungsrichter, blätterte in dem Heft und wendete sich im Tone einer Feststellung an K., „Sie sind Zimmermaler?
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  2. (historical) inquisitor (official of an ecclesiastical court who seeks out and suppresses those suspected of heresy)

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