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Icelandic
Etymology
From ákæra + vald, literally “the power to prosecute”.
Noun
ákæruvald n (genitive singular ákæruvalds, nominative plural ákæruvöld)
- the power to prosecute
- “Ákæruvald”, in Stjórnarráðið (in Icelandic), (Can we date this quote?): “Ríkissaksóknari, héraðssaksóknari og lögreglustjórar, að undanskildum ríkislögreglustjóranum, fara með ákæruvaldið í landinu.”
- (with a definite article) the prosecution authority, the public prosecutor's office
- Ákæruvaldið fer fram á 10 ára fangelsi. ― The public prosecutor will be seeking a 10 year prison term.
Declension
Declension of ákæruvald (neuter)
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