Haftbefehlsantrag
application for an arrest warrant
noun HAFT-be-fehls-an-trahk Rare
Usage Note
Haftbefehlsantrag is the formal application by the public prosecutor asking a judge to issue an arrest warrant (Haftbefehl). The judge must check whether grounds for pre-trial detention exist.
Examples
"Der Staatsanwalt stellte nach der Festnahme sofort einen Haftbefehlsantrag."
Natural Translation
The public prosecutor immediately filed an application for an arrest warrant after the arrest.
Literal Translation
The state-prosecutor filed after the arrest immediately an arrest-warrant-application.
Related Words
- Abmahnschreiben formal warning letter (demanding cessation of unlawful conduct)
- Abschiebung deportation
- Akteneinsicht access to files
- Amtsgericht local court
- Amtspflicht official duty; duty of care owed by a public official
- Anfechtungsklage action for annulment
- Angeklagte defendant
- Anhörung hearing; right to be heard (before a decision is made)
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