Verfassungsschutz

German

Etymology

From Verfassung +‎ -s- +‎ Schutz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Verfassungsschutz m (strong, genitive Verfassungsschutzes, no plural)

  1. (politics, law) protection of the constitution (the Grundgesetz); the totality of all efforts (such as domestic espionage and the banning of political parties deemed hostile to it) undertaken to protect the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany and the basic societal order which that constitution establishes
  2. short for Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz

Declension

Declension of Verfassungsschutz [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Verfassungsschutz
genitive eines des Verfassungsschutzes
dative einem dem Verfassungsschutz, Verfassungsschutze1
accusative einen den Verfassungsschutz

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Verfassungsschützer
  • Amt für Verfassungsschutz

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