lagman

See also: Lagman and lagmän

English

Noun

lagman (plural lagmans)

1. Alternative form of laghman

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish laghman, from Old Norse lǫgmaðr. By surface analysis, lag +‎ man.

Noun

lagman c

1. a chief judge of a tingsrätt (“district court”) and länsrätt (“county administrative court”)
2. Chief Justice (in Finland, the chief judge of a District Court)
3. a president of a city court (in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö)
4. a head of division at a court of appeal
5. (historical) lawspeaker, lawman

Declension

Declension of lagman

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lagman	lagmans
	definite	lagmannen	lagmannens
plural	indefinite	lagmän	lagmäns
	definite	lagmännen	lagmännens

Related terms

• hovrättslagman
• kammarrättslagman