hets mot folkgrupp

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Volksverhetzung. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Term attested since the 1940s, entered into the criminal code in 1948.

Noun

hets mot folkgrupp c

1. (law) agitation against a population group, incitement to ethnic or racial hatred

See also

• lex Åberg

References

• The Swedish Criminal Code (Brottsbalken), official English translation.