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Sippenhaft

Sippenhaft noun: the principle of a family sharing the responsibility for a crime committed by one of its members.

Noun

Sippenhaft (uncountable)

  1. The principle of a family sharing the responsibility for a crime committed by one of its members.
    Synonyms:
    Sippenhaftung

Synonyms of Sippenhaft

Origin of Sippenhaft

From German Sippenhaft (“kin liability”), from Sippe + Haft.

Questions about Sippenhaft

What does Sippenhaft mean?
Sippenhaft means the principle of a family sharing the responsibility for a crime committed by one of its members.
What part of speech is Sippenhaft?
Sippenhaft is a noun.

Words near Sippenhaft in the dictionary

  1. sippable
  2. Sippar
  3. sipped
  4. Sippel
  5. Sippels
  6. Sippenhaft
  7. Sippenhaftung
  8. sipper
  9. sippers
  10. sippest
  11. sippet

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