Opferschutz

victim protection; support for crime victims

noun OP-fer-shoots Rare

Usage Note

Opferschutz encompasses legal measures and support services designed to protect crime victims during and after criminal proceedings. Opferschutzorganisationen (victim support organisations) and the Opferanwalt (victims' lawyer) are key concepts.

Examples

"Der Opferschutz wurde in den letzten Jahren gesetzlich gestärkt."

Natural Translation

Victim protection has been legally strengthened in recent years.

Literal Translation

The victim-protection was in the last years legally strengthened.

Related Words

Explore German by topic

GermanNow

German Adjective Endings Made Simple

German adjective endings come down to one question, not three tables: does the article already show gender and case? If yes, the adjective stays lazy.

June 5, 2026 6 min read

GermanNow

German Two-Way Prepositions: Accusative or Dative?

Use accusative for movement into a place (wohin?) and dative for a fixed location (wo?). Master all nine German two-way prepositions with one simple test.

June 9, 2026 6 min read

GermanNow

How Long Does It Take to Learn German? Real Timeline

How long to learn German? Conversational B1 takes ~6–12 months, fluent B2 about 1.5–2.5 years part-time. Here's an honest, hours-based timeline by CEFR level.

June 9, 2026 5 min read

GermanNow

Der, Die, Das: Rules to Guess German Gender

German noun gender rules made simple: check the suffix first, then meaning. Endings like -ung, -chen, and -ling predict der, die, or das with ~90% accuracy.

June 5, 2026 6 min read