ákæruvald

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From ákæra +‎ vald, literally “the power to prosecute”. === Noun === ákæruvald n (genitive singular ákæruvalds, nominative plural ákæruvöld) the power to prosecute “Ákæruvald”, in Stjórnarráðið‎[1] (in Icelandic), (Can we date this quote?): “Ríkissaksóknari, héraðssaksóknari og lögreglustjórar, að undanskildum ríkislögreglustjóranum, fara með ákæruvaldið í landinu.” (with a definite article) the prosecution authority, the public prosecutor's office Ákæruvaldið fer fram á 10 ára fangelsi. ― The public prosecutor will be seeking a 10 year prison term. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “ákæruvald” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)