riksrätt

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of rike (“state”) +‎ rätt (“law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɪksˌrɛtː/

Noun

riksrätt c

1. a court of law where public officials charged with misconduct or impeached

Usage notes

• Not a court of law used in Sweden, and is therefore only used when talking about foreign juridical systems, e.g. the USA.

References

• riksrätt in Svensk ordbok (SO)