ákæruvald

Icelandic

Etymology

ákæra +‎ vald, literally “the power to prosecute”

Noun

ákæruvald n (genitive singular ákæruvalds, nominative plural ákæruvöld)

  1. the power to prosecute
    • “Ákæruvald”, in Stjórnarráðið‎ (in Icelandic), (Can we date this quote?): “Ríkissaksóknari, héraðssaksóknari og lögreglustjórar, að undanskildum ríkislögreglustjóranum, fara með ákæruvaldið í landinu.”
  2. (with a definite article) the prosecution authority, the public prosecutor's office
    Ákæruvaldið fer fram á 10 ára fangelsi. ― The public prosecutor will be seeking a 10 year prison term.

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