German-English translation for "abbüßen"

"abbüßen" English translation

abbüßen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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  • serve
    abbüßen besonders Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR Strafe etc
    abbüßen besonders Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR Strafe etc
examples
  • expiate
    abbüßen Religion | religionREL Sünde etc
    atone for
    abbüßen Religion | religionREL Sünde etc
    abbüßen Religion | religionREL Sünde etc
He served his full sentence, namely three years in prison.
Seine gesamte Strafe, nämlich drei Jahre Gefängnis, hat er abgebüßt.
Source: Europarl
Sin does not exist for a believer; sin has already been atoned for...
Für die Gläubigen gibt es keine Sünde; die Sünde ist schon abgebüßt.
Source: Books
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