Glossary · Chapter 5: Law and justice
åklagare
Swedish word. In English: prosecutor
A state lawyer who leads the criminal investigation, decides whether to prosecute and tries to prove in court that the suspect is guilty.
Facts about the word
- The prosecutor works at the Swedish Prosecution Authority.
- The suspect has the right to a defence lawyer, who is the prosecutor's counterpart at the trial.
- It is the prosecutor who must prove the crime, not the suspect who must prove their innocence.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The prosecutor prosecutes and tries to prove the crime. The defence lawyer defends, and the court decides the sentence.
The word belongs to Chapter 5: Law and justice in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.