Swedish adjective

brottslig

criminal

Meaning

criminal

In Swedish: olaglig

Forms

Forms of brottslig
Basic form	brottslig	with en-words
Neuter	brottsligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	brottsliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	brottsligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	brottsligast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does brottslig mean?

brottslig in a sentence

brottslig verksamhet
criminal activities

Questions

What does brottslig mean in English?

brottslig means “criminal”.

Similar words

kriminellförbrytare

Origin

brott + -s- + -lig

Nearby common words

brottslig is number 5,923 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,919zooma to zoom
5,920skurit cut
5,921umgicks was (were) associated with
5,922beröva strip, rob
5,924hart almost
5,925tionde tenth
5,926underverk miracle, wonder
5,927järnväg railroad, railway, rail (track of parallel rails)

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary