Noun
die Geldstrafe
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɛltˌʃtʁaːfə/
criminal fine (payment levied for an act that constitutes a crime)
B2
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plural Geldstrafen
Meanings
Noun
- criminal fine (payment levied for an act that constitutes a crime)
Example sentence
Für die Tat bekam er eine hohe Geldstrafe.
He received a heavy fine for the offence.
Word forms
singular
die Geldstrafe
plural
die Geldstrafen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Geldstrafe
Accusativedie Geldstrafe
Dativeder Geldstrafe
Genitiveder Geldstrafe
Plural
Nominativedie Geldstrafen
Accusativedie Geldstrafen
Dativeden Geldstrafen
Genitiveder Geldstrafen
Usage
- zu einer Geldstrafe verurteilen — sentence to a criminal fine; zu takes dative
- Geldstrafe / Geldbuße — criminal fine / administrative fine; distinct formal terms
Im Urteil wurde eine Geldstrafe gegen den Angeklagten verhängt.
The judgment imposed a fine on the defendant.