nävrätt

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of German Faustrecht, equivalent to näve (fist) +‎ rätt (law; right; justice). Cognate with Danish næveret and Norwegian neverett.

Noun[edit]

nävrätt c

  1. club law (rule by force and the principle that might makes right)

Declension[edit]

Declension of nävrätt 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative nävrätt nävrätten
Genitive nävrätts nävrättens

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