This is the 12321st most frequent Swedish word.
signalement
A detailed description of a person's physical characteristics.
Here, 'signalement' refers to the physical description or identifying characteristics of a person, used in a context of law enforcement.
Polisen bad om signalement för den misstänkte.
The police requested a description of the suspect.
In this sentence, 'signalement' indicates a description provided by witnesses, highlighting its use in matching details.
Signalementet stämmer överens med vittnets beskrivning.
The description matches the witness's account.
Here, 'signalement' is used more generally to request specific identifying details about an object, not just people.