Haupttäter

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German

Etymology

haupt- +‎ Täter

Noun

Haupttäter m (strong, genitive Haupttäters, plural Haupttäter)

  1. (law, Germany) a perpetrator, as opposed to an instigator or an accomplice
    Coordinate terms: Anstifter, Gehilfe
  2. (common parlance) main perpetrator (the one who contributed the most to, committed the main part of a crime)
    Antonym: Nebentäter
  3. main perpetrator (archetypal perpetrator for a specific type of crime)

Declension

Declension of Haupttäter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Haupttäter die Haupttäter
genitive eines des Haupttäters der Haupttäter
dative einem dem Haupttäter den Haupttätern
accusative einen den Haupttäter die Haupttäter

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