German word

inhaftieren

Pronunciation

IPA/ɪnhafˈtiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbjail

Example

Sie wurde gestern inhaftiert.

She was jailed yesterday.

Illustration for inhaftieren (jail)

More examples

Die Polizei inhaftierte den Verdächtigen.

The police jailed the suspect.

Core concept

An authority places a person behind the locked boundary of official custody, separating the person from ordinary freedom.

Common phrases

  • jemanden inhaftieren

    jail ___

  • vorläufig inhaftiert werden

    be temporarily jailed

Similar words

verhaften: Arresting and securing a person under a warrant or formal legal procedure.
festnehmen: Taking hold of a person at the scene for temporary detention.
einsperren: Confining a person in a locked place and preventing them from leaving.
in Haft nehmen: Placing a person under supervision and restricting their freedom in custody.

Definition in German

jemanden auf behördliche Anordnung in Haft nehmen; offiziell einsperren

Word origin

Inhaftieren is formed from German Haft, meaning custody, with in- and the verb-forming ending -ieren.

Usage tips

  • In legal and news language, inhaftieren is more formal than festnehmen or verhaften, which more often describe the arrest itself.

Other meanings

  • detainverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Inhaftierungimprisonmentnoun
  • Inhaftierungsbefehlimprisonment ordernoun

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