krigsrätt

Swedish

Etymology

From krig + -s- + rätt, cognate with German Kriegsrecht.

Noun

krigsrätt c

  1. laws of war (a branch of international law, regulating warfare)
  2. martial law (the laws that apply during war)
  3. a court martial
    Jag kommer ställas inför krigsrätt!
    I'm gonna be court-martialled!

Declension

Declension of krigsrätt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krigsrätt krigsrätten krigsrätter krigsrätterna
Genitive krigsrätts krigsrättens krigsrätters krigsrätternas

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