lagman

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See also: Lagman and lagmän

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

lagman (plural lagmans)

  1. Alternative form of laghman

Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish laghman, from Old Norse lǫgmaðr. By surface analysis, lag +‎ man.

Noun[edit]

lagman c

  1. a chief judge[1] of a tingsrätt (“district court”) and länsrätt (“county administrative court”)
  2. Chief Justice (in Finland, the chief judge of a District Court)
  3. a president of a city court (in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö)[1]
  4. a head of division at a court of appeal
  5. (historical) lawspeaker, lawman

Declension[edit]

Declension of lagman 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lagman lagmannen lagmän lagmännen
Genitive lagmans lagmannens lagmäns lagmännens

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN
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