# die Schutzhaft

die Schutzhaft is a German noun meaning “protective custody”. Forms: der Schutzhaft.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Schutzhaft

## In other languages

- Русский: юр. превентивное заключение

## Meanings

1. protective custody
2. _Nazism_ arbitrary incarceration of those considered enemies of the regime (e.g. communists)

## Examples

- Tom befindet sich in Schutzhaft. — Tom is in protective custody.
- Tom wurde in Schutzhaft genommen. — Tom has been taken into protective custody.

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Schutzhaft