griftefrid
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]grift (“grave (archaic)”) + -e- + frid (“peace”)
Noun
[edit]griftefrid c
- 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
[edit]The (crime of breaking the) law was renamed from "brott mot griftefrid" to "gravfridsbrott" in 2022.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | griftefrid | griftefrids |
| definite | griftefriden | griftefridens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
See also
[edit]- gravskändning (“desecration of a grave”)
- likskändning (“violation of a dead body”)