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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of nödvärn (“self-defence”) + -s- + excess (“excess”). First attested in 1910.[1]
Noun
nödvärnsexcess c
- (law) excessive self-defence
2023 March 23, Eric Tagesson, “Dödade maskerade rånare i sin lägenhet – åtalas nu för dråp [Killed masked robbers in their apartment - now charged with manslaughter]”, in Dagens Juridik:Min uppfattning är dock att det våld han använt sig av har varit uppenbart oförsvarligt och han ska inte heller gå fri från ansvar på grund av så kallad nödvärnsexcess.- However, my view is that the violence he used was clearly indefensible and he should not be exempt from responsibility due to so-called excessive self-defence.
Declension
Declension of nödvärnsexcess