Law, authorities and health
StGB
Abbreviation for Strafgesetzbuch
In short and in plain language
The StGB is the German law on crimes and how they are punished.
Among other things, it covers theft and fraud.
It also protects what people say to each other in private.
Definition
The StGB is the German Criminal Code, the law on criminal offences and their penalties. Among other things, it describes theft, fraud and the violation of the confidentiality of the spoken word.