No. 812 in Swedish

mordförsök

Attempted murder.

In a sentence

Polisen utreder det misstänkta mordförsöket.
The police are investigating the suspected attempted murder.
Here, 'mordförsöket' is used as a specific noun referring to a particular criminal action that is under investigation.
Han åtalades för mordförsök på sin granne.
He was charged with attempted murder of his neighbor.
In this sentence, 'mordförsök' refers to the criminal act the person is accused of, indicating it's being discussed within a legal context.
Mordförsök är en allvarlig brottsrubricering i svensk lag.
Attempted murder is a serious criminal offense under Swedish law.
In this context, 'mordförsök' is used to describe the general concept or category of the crime in legal terms.

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