German word

Polizeibericht

Pronunciation

IPA/poliˈt͡saɪ̯bəˌʁɪçt/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpolice report

Example

Der Polizeibericht liegt im Archiv.

The police report is in the archive.

Illustration for Polizeibericht (police report)

More examples

Dem Polizeibericht zufolge gab es keine Einbruchsspuren.

According to the police report, there were no signs of a break-in.

Core concept

An official police record that follows an incident from its documented facts through the resulting investigation.

Common phrases

  • einen Polizeibericht anfordern

    request a police report

  • dem Polizeibericht zufolge

    according to the police report

  • aus dem Polizeibericht hervorgehen

    emerge from the police report

Similar words

Bericht: A written document outlining an event or investigation and its results.
Anzeige: A formal filing that reports a crime or harm to the police.
Meldung: A concise written notice about an event or other information.

Definition in German

Ein von der Polizei verfasstes Protokoll über einen Vorfall und die daraufhin durchgeführten Ermittlungen.

Word origin

Polizeibericht combines Polizei, meaning police, with Bericht, meaning report, and its literal structure is "police report."

Usage tips

  • Polizeibericht is masculine: it takes der in the nominative, dem after dative prepositions, and Polizeiberichte in the plural.

Other meanings

  • police statementnoun

Related words

  • polizeilichpoliceadjective
  • Polizeiwesenpolice systemnoun

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