violent crime
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violent crime
A criminal act in which physical violence is used against one or more people.
Die Polizei ermittelt nach der brutalen Gewalttat am Bahnhof.
The police are investigating after the brutal violent crime at the train station.
The word is a clear compound of 'die Gewalt' (violence) and 'die Tat' (act/deed). So it literally means an 'act of violence'.
Jede Form von Gewalt ist inakzeptabel.
Every form of violence is unacceptable.
The most common verb used with 'Gewalttat' (violent crime) is 'begehen' (to commit). You 'begeht' a 'Gewalttat' (commit a violent crime).
Der Täter hat eine schreckliche Gewalttat begangen.
The perpetrator committed a terrible violent crime.
This word belongs to formal language and is used mainly in news reports, police reports, and legal contexts.
Die Zeitung berichtete über die zunehmende Zahl von Gewalttaten in der Stadt.
The newspaper reported on the increasing number of violent crimes in the city.
attack
Angriff describes the specific violent act against a person. Gewalttat additionally defines the same incident as a criminal act involving physical violence. Use Angriff when the attack itself is the focus, and Gewalttat when the act is being assessed as a crime.
Die Polizei nahm die Gewalttat gegen den Passanten sofort auf.
The police immediately recorded the violent crime against the passerby.
Die Polizei nahm den Angriff auf den Passanten sofort auf.
The police immediately recorded the attack on the passerby.
