griftefrid

Swedish

Etymology

grift (grave (archaic)) + -e- + frid (peace)

Noun

griftefrid c

  1. peace of the grave (law that prohibits moving without permission or treating with disrespect the remains of a deceased person, desecrating a grave, and the like)
    Synonym: gravfrid
    brott mot griftefriden
    offence against the peace of the grave

Usage notes

The (crime of breaking the) law was renamed from "brott mot griftefrid" to "gravfridsbrott" in 2022.

Declension

Declension of griftefrid 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative griftefrid griftefriden
Genitive griftefrids griftefridens

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