Sippenhaft

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noun

The principle of a family sharing the responsibility for a crime committed by one of its members.

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Sippenhaftung
OriginGerman Sippenhaft →
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Meanings

nounSippenhaft (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe principle of a family sharing the responsibility for a crime committed by one of its members.

    Synonyms: Sippenhaftung

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe principle of a family sharing the responsibility for a crime committed by one of its members.

Similar
Sippenhaftung
Also see
sippenhaftung

Origin

  1. GermanSippenhaft“kin liability”
  2. EnglishSippenhaft

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

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APA

Sippenhaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sippenhaft

MLA

“Sippenhaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sippenhaft. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sippenhaft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sippenhaft.

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