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das Merkmal (-e)
   feature, characteristic

Hat der Täter besondere Merkmale?
Does the suspect have any distinguishing marks?
Übliche Merkmale zur Beschreibung einer Person sind z. B. Alter, Körpergröße, Haar- und Augenfarbe.
The usual characteristics for describing a person are, for example, age, height, hair and eye color.
Bei einer echten Tracht kann man anhand ganz bestimmter Merkmale die Region und den sozialen Status des Trägers bestimmen.
With an authentic traditional costume, you can tell the region and social status of the wearer based on very specific features.

Related:
besondere Merkmale distinguishing features/characteristics/marks
die Eigenschaft characteristic, trait
das Kennzeichen hallmark, mark, sign, tag

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