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abmahnen

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German

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Etymology

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    ab- +‎ mahnen

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈapˌmaːnən]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

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    abmahnen (weak, third-person singular present mahnt ab, past tense mahnte ab, past participle abgemahnt, auxiliary haben)

    1. (also law) to direct by admonishment to not continue a behaviour, to demand to cease and desist
      • 1930–1943, Robert Musil, “Sie tun Unrecht”, in Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften [The Man Without Qualities], book 2, Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag, published 1957:
        »Was treibst du da?!« sagte er, leise abmahnend.
        "What exactly are you getting up to?!" he asked, quietly admonishing.

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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    • “abmahnen” in Duden online
    • “abmahnen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “abmahnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon