MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 5: Law and justice
oskyldig
Swedish word. In English: innocent
Not having committed the crime you are suspected or accused of.
Facts about the word
- A person who is suspected of a crime is to be regarded as innocent until they have been convicted of the crime. Sverige i fokus s. 18
- If the person is judged to be innocent, they are acquitted. Sverige i fokus s. 19
- No one may be convicted without a fair trial. This is called legal certainty. Sverige i fokus s. 10
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Innocent means that you have not committed the crime. Someone judged to be innocent is acquitted and gets no punishment at all.
The word belongs to Chapter 5: Law and justice in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
