• Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months ago

    It’s a mistranslation, I guess. In Germany, “beschuldigt” means charged for a crime, but the literal translation is accused.

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      11 months ago

      No that’s angeschuldigt, indicted. Beschuldigt means that there’s official investigations and you’re a subject, before and after the state attorney files charges with a court. Once court proceedings have started you’re both beschuldigt and angeschuldigt.

      Dunno if there’s an equivalent term in English, aside from that caveat accused is a properly proper translation.