rättshaveri

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Rechthaberei, compound of rätt (“right”) +‎ -s- +‎ hava (“have”) +‎ -eri (“-ery”). According to SO and SAOB attested since 1852.

The failure of justice sense comes from the surface analysis rätt (“justice”) +‎ -s- +‎ haveri (“breakdown”).

Noun

rättshaveri n

  1. an obnoxious insistence on being right and having the last word, opinionatedness
  2. (nonstandard) a failure or breakdown of the justice system
    Synonym: rättsfel
    Det är det största rättshaveriet i svensk kriminalhistoria!
    It is the largest failure of justice in Swedish criminal history!

Declension

Declension of rättshaveri
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rättshaveri rättshaveris
definite rättshaveriet rättshaveriets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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