German word

Strafkammer

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʃtʁaːfˌkamɐ/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncriminal court

Example

Die Strafkammer verhandelt den Fall.

The criminal court hears the case.

Illustration for Strafkammer (criminal court)

More examples

Die Strafkammer sprach den Angeklagten schuldig.

The criminal chamber found the defendant guilty.

Core concept

A designated courtroom division where criminal cases are heard and judgments are issued.

Common phrases

  • zuständige Strafkammer

    competent criminal chamber

  • Verhandlung vor der Strafkammer

    hearing before the criminal chamber

  • Anklage bei der Strafkammer

    indictment before the criminal chamber

Similar words

Gericht: An official institution or building where legal cases are heard.
Amtsgericht: A local first-instance court for relatively minor cases.
Landgericht: A regional court handling serious cases at first instance or on appeal.
Strafgericht: A court that specializes in hearing criminal cases.

Definition in German

Strafkammer nennt die gerichtliche Abteilung, die über Strafverfahren verhandelt und Urteile spricht.

Word origin

Strafkammer is a compound of Strafe, 'punishment', and Kammer, 'chamber', with Kammer borrowed through Latin camera from Greek kamara.

Usage tips

  • Strafkammer is feminine, so the forms are die Strafkammer and die Strafkammern; it denotes a legal division, not only a physical room.

Other meanings

  • criminal chambernoun
  • criminal divisionnoun

Opposites

  • Zivilkammercivil chambernoun

Related words

  • Strafepunishmentnoun
  • Strafrechtcriminal lawnoun
  • Strafverteidigercriminal defense lawyernoun

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