Nomen

die Kriminalität

crime, criminality

Die Kriminalität in der Stadt steigt.

Crime in the city is increasing.

Die Polizei bekämpft die Kriminalität.

The police fight crime.

to fight crime die Kriminalität bekämpfen The government wants to fight crime.

crime is rising/falling die Kriminalität steigt/sinkt Crime has decreased in the last year.

Synonyms: Verbrechen (crime), Delikt (offense); Antonym: Legalität (legality)

From Latin 'criminalis'. The suffix '-ität' is equivalent to the English '-ity', indicating a state or quality.

It's a cognate of 'criminality'. The '-ität' ending is a reliable sign that a noun is feminine in German.

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