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Swedish
Etymology
By surface analysis, befogen + -het, where befogen is an obsolete variant of befogad. Compare beläsenhet (versus beläst) or beskaffenhet (versus beskaffad). Cognate with German befugen, Befugnis, and Dutch bevoegdheid.
Noun
befogenhet c
- a legal right to do something; authority, power
att utöva sina befogenheter- to exercise one's powers
att överskrida sina befogenheter- to exceed one's powers
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