krigsrätt
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From krig + -s- + rätt, cognate with German Kriegsrecht.
Noun
[edit]krigsrätt c
- laws of war (a branch of international law, regulating warfare)
- martial law (the laws that apply during war)
- a court martial
- Jag kommer ställas inför krigsrätt!
- I'm gonna be court-martialled!
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | krigsrätt | krigsrätts |
| definite | krigsrätten | krigsrättens | |
| plural | indefinite | krigsrätter | krigsrätters |
| definite | krigsrätterna | krigsrätternas |
Synonyms
[edit]- (court martial): militärdomstol
References
[edit]- “krigsrätt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “krigsrätt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)