die Anklage verlesen

to read the indictment aloud

Türkçe: iddianameyi okumak

Noun

Anklage f.

Verb

verlesen

Topic

Recht und Politik

In a sentence

Der Richter verliest die Anklage mit ruhiger, klarer Stimme.

How it is used

Means 'to read the indictment aloud.' Formal court register. Use during a trial opening when the charges are presented to the defendant. Mistake: not used outside legal proceedings.

Other verbs that go with Anklage

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Anklage erheben gegen+Akk.to bring charges
• unter Anklage stehento be under indictment

All collocations with Anklage