nävrätt

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Faustrecht, equivalent to näve (“fist”) +‎ rätt (“law; right; justice”). Cognate with Danish næveret and Norwegian neverett.

Noun

nävrätt c

club law (rule by force and the principle that might makes right)

Declension

Declension of nävrätt
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nävrätt	nävrätten	—	—
Genitive	nävrätts	nävrättens	—	—

References

nävrätt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
nävrätt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
nävrätt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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