Schutzhaft

German

Etymology

19th century, from Schutz (“protection”) +‎ Haft (“custody”). The law was first used to detain opponents between 1914 and 1919. The Nazi government revived and greatly escalated this practice, often giving the pretext that the arrested had to be protected from the wrath of the general population.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaft]
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  • Hyphenation: Schutz‧haft

Noun

Schutzhaft f (genitive Schutzhaft, plural (rare) Schutzhaften)

  1. (law) protective custody
  2. (Nazism) arbitrary incarceration of those considered enemies of the regime (e.g. communists)

Declension
Declension of Schutzhaft [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schutzhaft die Schutzhaften1
genitive einer der Schutzhaft der Schutzhaften1
dative einer der Schutzhaft den Schutzhaften1
accusative eine die Schutzhaft die Schutzhaften1

1Rare.

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