a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding
bokoloni, häckningsplats
money, goods, or property that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family at marriage
hemgift, medgift
Lagarna i många länder reglerar eller förbjuder nu hemgift.
the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will
intestat, död utan testamente
Advokaten förklarade konsekvenserna av att dö testamentslös för klienten och betonade vikten av att upprätta ett giltigt testamente.
the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building
stöld, snatteri
Stöld kan involvera både personlig och offentlig egendom.
a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person
autarki, autokrati
a general lack of interest, concern, or enthusiasm toward things in life
apati, likgiltighet
Politikerns tal lyckades inte inspirera väljarna, som var desillusionerade av år av politisk apati.
the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic
egendomlighet, särprägel
a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization
oligarki, styre av en liten grupp
Genom historien styrdes många antika civilisationer av oligarkier, med makten i händerna på en privilegierad få.
a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity
borgenär, garant
a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices
funktionär, tjänsteman
the government of Roman Catholic Church
påvedöme, romersk-katolska kyrkans regering
the use of clever or dishonest schemes to mislead others
bedrägeri, vilseledande
De avslöjade bedrägeriet bakom den så kallade välgörenheten.
the people from whom a person is descended
ursprung, släkt
the number of times an event recurs in a unit of time
frekvens, antal gånger
(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation
prosodi, studie av betoning och intonation
a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold
mejeri, ostfabrik
