kriminalvård

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of kriminal- (“criminal”) +‎ vård (“care”), attested since 1950.

Noun

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a government agency tasked with incarcerating suspects and convicts, including the services involved thereof
any state's collective treatment of convicts

Derived terms

kriminalvårdare (“prison guards”)
kriminalvårdsantalt (“correctional institution”)
kriminalvårdschef
kriminalvårdsinspektör
kriminalvårdsmyndighet
kriminalvårdspersonal (“prison staff”)
kriminalvårdspolitik
kriminalvårdsreform
kriminalvårdsstyrelse
kriminalvårdssystem
kriminalvårdsverk

References

kriminalvård in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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