strafanzeigen

This is the 11583rd most frequent German word.


strafanzeigen

To file a criminal complaint.


Here, 'strafanzeigen' is used in a legal sense, meaning to file or press charges against someone.

Ich habe der Polizei gesagt, dass ich jemanden strafanzeigen werde.

I told the police that I would press charges against someone.


In this sentence, 'Strafanzeige' is the noun form, referring to a formal criminal complaint.

Die Frau entschied sich dazu, keine Strafanzeige zu stellen.

The woman decided not to file a criminal complaint.


'strafanzeigen' is being discussed as a verb, inquiring about the formal process of doing so.

Er fragte, wie man ordnungsgemäß jemand strafanzeigen könnte.

He asked how one could properly file charges against someone.