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German
Etymology
By surface analysis, ver- + Haft.
Noun
Verhaft m (strong, genitive Verhaftes or Verhafts, no plural)
- (archaic) Synonym of Haft f (“custody”)
1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 5. Akt, 5. Auftritt; republished as R. D. Boylan, transl., (Please provide a date or year):Prinz Carlos, / Verbreitet man, sei in Verhaft genommen, / Sein Leben in Gefahr.- and reports are spread / That Carlos is a prisoner—that his life / Is threatened.
Declension
Further reading
- “Verhaft” in Duden online
- “Verhaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache