No. 2,207 in Dutch
misdrijf
A criminal offense.
In a sentence
Een misdrijf is een ernstige overtreding van de wet.
A crime is a serious violation of the law.
The word 'misdrijf' here is used as a subject noun, referring to the act or offense itself.
Hij werd beschuldigd van een misdrijf dat hij niet heeft begaan.
He was accused of a crime he did not commit.
The word 'misdrijf' is used here to specify a particular illegal act for which someone is being accused.
De politie onderzoekt het misdrijf dat gisteren plaatsvond.
The police are investigating the crime that took place yesterday.
In this sentence, 'misdrijf' is used as an object noun, referring to the specific criminal act under investigation.
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