No. 3,727 in Swedish
hovrätt
Court of appeal.
In a sentence
Hovrätten avgör överklaganden från lägre domstolar.
The court of appeal decides on appeals from lower courts.
In this sentence, 'hovrätt' refers to the judicial institution responsible for handling appeals in the Swedish legal system.
Min vän ska arbeta som sekreterare i hovrätten.
My friend will work as a secretary in the court of appeal.
Here, 'hovrätt' is used as the context where a professional occupation within the legal framework is mentioned, specifically as a workplace.
Diskussionen om en reform av hovrätten pågår fortfarande.
The discussion about a reform of the court of appeal is still ongoing.
In this usage, 'hovrätt' denotes the entity being discussed, focusing on its structural or operational reform.
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