befogenhet

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, befogen +‎ -het, where befogen is an obsolete variant of befogad. Compare beläsenhet (versus beläst) or beskaffenhet (versus beskaffad). Cognate with German befugen, Befugnis, and Dutch bevoegdheid.

Noun

befogenhet c

  1. a legal right to do something; authority, power
    att utöva sina befogenheter
    to exercise one's powers
    att överskrida sina befogenheter
    to exceed one's powers

Declension
Declension of befogenhet 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative befogenhet befogenheten befogenheter befogenheterna
Genitive befogenhets befogenhetens befogenheters befogenheternas

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