nävrätt
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Calque of German Faustrecht, equivalent to näve (“fist”) + rätt (“law; right; justice”). Cognate with Danish næveret and Norwegian neverett.
Noun edit
nävrätt c
- club law (rule by force and the principle that might makes right)
Declension edit
| Declension of nävrätt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | nävrätt | nävrätten | — | — |
| Genitive | nävrätts | nävrättens | — | — |