Gewahrsam

== German == === Alternative forms === Gewahrsame f === Etymology === Nominalization of an adjective gewahrsam that faded in the 18th century, from gewahr +‎ -sam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈvaːɐ̯zaːm/, /ɡəˈvaːɐ̯zam/ Hyphenation: Ge‧wahr‧sam === Noun === Gewahrsam m (strong, genitive Gewahrsams, plural Gewahrsame) (law, uncountable) custody (effective control of a physical object, possessio naturalis) Synonyms: tatsächliche Sachherrschaft, tatsächliche Gewalt, Sachgewalt, tatsächliche Sachgewalt (law, uncountable) custody of a person (control of a person to avert danger to them or others) (law enforcement slang, countable) detention center ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== Sicherstellung (“safekeeping in rem”) Haft (“the state of deprivation of liberty by judicial writ”) === Noun === Gewahrsam n (strong, genitive Gewahrsams, plural Gewahrsame) (archaic) prison, jail ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Gewahrsam on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Gewahrsam”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German)