kronvittne

Swedish

Etymology

krona (“the crown, the government”) +‎ vittne, used in Swedish since 1904 regarding British courts. Compare "King's evidence".

Noun

kronvittne n

1. (law) a witness under a plea bargain deal, state's evidence

Declension

Declension of kronvittne

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kronvittne	kronvittnes
	definite	kronvittnet	kronvittnets
plural	indefinite	kronvittnen	kronvittnens
	definite	kronvittnena	kronvittnenas

References

• kronvittne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kronvittne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)