nounnot in the study set
die Schutzbehauptung
/ˈʃʊtsbəˌhaʊ̯ptʊŋ/
false assertion, defensive lie, lie to cover oneself, self-serving declaration, attempt to justify one's behavior
- genitive
- der Schutzbehauptung
- plural
- die Schutzbehauptungen
- built from
- Schutz + Behauptung
Meanings
- 1
false assertion, defensive lie, lie to cover oneself, self-serving declaration, attempt to justify one's behavior — an incorrect claim that someone makes to hide guilt in order to avoid negative consequences
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieSchutzbehauptung | dieSchutzbehauptungen |
| accusative | dieSchutzbehauptung | dieSchutzbehauptungen |
| dative | derSchutzbehauptung | denSchutzbehauptungen |
| genitive | derSchutzbehauptung | derSchutzbehauptungen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.