das Tötungsdelikt
Translation
homicide, manslaughter, culpable homicide
Examples
Die Polizei untersucht das Tötungsdelikt.
The police are investigating the homicide.
Er wurde wegen eines Tötungsdelikts angeklagt.
He was charged with homicide.
Grammar Patterns
ein Tötungsdelikt begehen to commit a homicide The man committed a homicide.
j-n eines Tötungsdelikts beschuldigen to accuse sb. of homicide He was accused of homicide.
Similar Words
Synonyms: der Mord (murder), der Totschlag (manslaughter)
Etymology
A compound word from 'Tötung' (killing) and 'Delikt' (offence, from Latin 'delictum').
Memory Tips
Break it down: 'Tötung' comes from 'tot' (dead). 'Delikt' is like the English word 'delict' (a wrongful act). Think of it as a 'deadly delict'.