allemansrätt

Swedish

/ˈalːɛˌmansˈrɛtː/

noun
Definitions
  • (legal) freedom to roam; a Scandinavian and Scottish custom that supports free movement of people through public lands and their gathering of some renewable resources therefrom, benefiting from the implicit and explicit support from law and constitution

Etymology

Affix from Swedish man (man, a man, horse's mane, men) + Swedish rätt (law, right).

Origin

Swedish

rätt

Gloss

law, right

Concept
Semantic Field

Law

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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