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Schutzhaft.

protective custody

10 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʃʊt͡sˌhaft]
  1. protective custody

    feminine
  2. arbitrary incarceration of those considered enemies of the regime (e.g. communists)

    Nazism · feminine
Where this word comes from

19th century, from Schutz (“protection”) + Haft (“custody”). The law was first used to detain opponents between 1914 and 1919. The Nazi government revived and greatly escalated this practice, often giving the pretext that the arrested had to be protected from the wrath of the general population.

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