# die Verschärfung

die Verschärfung is a German noun meaning “tightening”. Forms: der Verschärfung, die Verschärfungen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Verschärfung
- Plural: die Verschärfungen

## In other languages

- Русский: обострение, усиление

## Meanings

1. tightening, intensification
2. Holtzmann's law: a sound change whereby Proto-Germanic *jj became ddj in Gothic and ggj in Old Norse, while *ww became ggw in both Gothic and Old Norse.

## Examples

- Die geplante Verschärfung des Demonstrationsrechts wurde aufgrund breit angelegter Proteste gekippt. — The planned tightening of the laws governing the right to demonstrate was struck down following widespread protests.

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