befogenhet.
a legal right to do something; authority, power
Meaning & usage
a legal right to do something; authority, power
att utöva sina befogenheter
att överskrida sina befogenheter
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, befogen + -het, where befogen is an obsolete variant of befogad. Compare beläsenhet (versus beläst) or beskaffenhet (versus beskaffad). Cognate with German befugen, Befugnis, and Dutch bevoegdheid.
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