MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 5: Law and justice
skyldig
Swedish word. In English: guilty
Having committed the crime you are accused of.
Facts about the word
- The courts assess whether someone is guilty of a crime and, if so, what sanction the person is to receive. Sverige i fokus s. 18
- During the trial the prosecutor tries to prove that the accused is guilty. Sverige i fokus s. 19
- No one is to be convicted without a process in which evidence and facts are examined carefully. Sverige i fokus s. 17
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?
Guilty means that you have committed the crime, and it is the court that decides this. Until then a suspect counts as innocent.
The word belongs to Chapter 5: Law and justice in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
