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Haft
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haft -haft
German
Etymology
From de gmh haft, gmh hafte captivity, from de goh haft, goh hafta. Immediately cognate with dum hachte, gml hafte. Also related with ang hæft, and further with la captus, sga cacht.22 Haft
Pronunciation
de /haft/
de De-Haft.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aft 1
Noun
f,en[rare]
arrest, custody, imprisonment the state of being confined by order of a government or ruler
de dated except in de Geiselhaft captivity any confinement, e.g. by criminals
de Gefangenschaft
Declension
f,en[rare]
Hyponyms
de Abschiebehaft Beugehaft Dunkelhaft Einzelhaft Erzwingungshaft Festungshaft Gefängnishaft Geiselhaft Isolationshaft Lagerhaft Präventivhaft Schubhaft Schutzhaft Sippenhaft Untersuchungshaft
Derived terms
de Haftbefehl Haftbeschwerde Haftentlassung Haftentschädigung haftfähig Häftling Haftverschonung inhaftieren verhaften
Related terms
de haben -haft haften heften
References
Further reading
Haft_Arrest_Strafe Haft (Arrest, Strafe)
Haft_Klammer_Verbindung Haft, Klammer, Verbindung