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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kronvittne	kronvittnet	kronvittnen	kronvittnena
Genitive	kronvittnes	kronvittnets	kronvittnens	kronvittnenas

References

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