Etymology

Sippenhaft

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Today it means: The principle of a family sharing the responsibility for a crime committed by one of its members. Full definition →

German Sippenhaft
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  1. German · borrowed fromSippenhaft“kin liability”
  2. English todaySippenhaft

From German Sippenhaft (“kin liability”), from Sippe + Haft.

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