# der Richtblock

der Richtblock is a German noun meaning “a block on which body parts, especially the head, are chopped off as part of (judicial) punishment”. Forms: des Richtblocks, die Richtblöcke.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Richtblocks
- Plural: die Richtblöcke

## Meanings

1. _historical_ a block on which body parts, especially the head, are chopped off as part of (judicial) punishment

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