Verdaechtige

suspect

noun fer-DEKH-ti-ge Rare

Usage Note

Verdaechtige is the person under suspicion of a crime, an adjectival noun: der Verdaechtige, ein Verdaechtiger. It derives from verdaechtig (suspicious). Police speak of a Tatverdaechtiger once a specific deed is suspected. The female form is die Verdaechtige.

Examples

"Die Polizei nahm den Verdaechtigen fest."

Natural Translation

The police arrested the suspect.

Literal Translation

The police took the suspect fast.

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