Is the word mord used at all in Danish and Norwegian (b/n), since I rarely heard mord but just drab. Is the word drab or its descendent used in Swedish since so far as I know only mord is used there.
Swedish, Danish, Norwegian: Murder
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Mord and drab are both used in Danish. Mord refers to the premeditated killing of someone, drab can also be accidental or unintentional (as in trafikdrab.)
Dråp is a common word in Swedish, used, I guess, more or less like drab in Danish.
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Both mord and drap are used in Norwegian. The difference is the same as bicontinental describes for Danish. Another difference is that "drap" is the legal term, used by police and courts, while "mord" is used in everyday speech and in mystery novels, TV series etc, for example Agatha Christie's novel "Mord på Orientekspressen".
Would that be something along the lines of murder and homicide.
Swedish:
Mord - murder.
Dråp - manslaughter.
Vållande till annans död - involuntary manslaughter.
I would say that mord is the word most people use when talking about homicides. To differentiate between mord and dråp, it's usually something that's a matter for the courts to decide on.
Mord - murder.
Dråp - manslaughter.
Vållande till annans död - involuntary manslaughter.
I would say that mord is the word most people use when talking about homicides. To differentiate between mord and dråp, it's usually something that's a matter for the courts to decide on.
I am not an expert on this, but I believe the Norwegian legal terms are:
Overlagt drap (intentional and premeditated)
Forsettlig drap (intention to kill, but no forethought or planning)
Uaktsomt drap (unintentional, caused by carelessness or negligence)
If it is self-defense, or if there is no carelessness, I don't think it is legally categorized as "drap".
That's fine. I was not looking for legal precision - just some idea as to what the terms were. Thank you