Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
medverkansgärning
English translation:
complicity in a crime
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Jun 14, 2006 12:53
17 yrs ago
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Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
medverkansgärning
Swedish to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
bookkeeping crime
Not sure what the 'proper' word is for this in English.
Sentence: En *medverkansgärning* behöver inte bestå i medverkan till brotted från brottets början till dess slut.
Advice appreciated.
Sentence: En *medverkansgärning* behöver inte bestå i medverkan till brotted från brottets början till dess slut.
Advice appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | complicity in a crime |
Don Spade (X)
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| 5 +1 | Aiding and abetting |
Larry Abramson
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| 3 | act of encouragement or assistance (as principal, inciter or accessory) |
Adrian MM. (X)
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Proposed translations
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14 mins
Selected
complicity in a crime
Googles quite nicely. I would suggest: "complicity in a crime need not..."
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Very nice, Don, thanks. Larry's was already used in another word in the text, so I'll go with this one."
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Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
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Aiding and abetting
In order to establish criminal liability as an accessory either before or after the fact, the State must prove that the party charged AIDED AND ABETTED the commission of the crime.
We don't say an "act of aiding and abetting" as aiding and abetting IS the act.
Aiding and abetting has 1.9 million hits on Google, btw.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-06-14 14:59:25 GMT)
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Aiding and abetting are the acts that make a person criminally liable for a crime...as an accomplice (legal term: accessory). As to inciting, this may rise to a level of aiding and abetting and make a person an accessory before the fact, but can never be part of being an accessory AFTER the fact (e.g. driving the getaway car). Generally aiding and abetting requires an act, and not merely words of general incitement (e.g.....someone should knock off Bush) or encouragement (e.g....you're smart enough to get into Fort Knox).
We don't say an "act of aiding and abetting" as aiding and abetting IS the act.
Aiding and abetting has 1.9 million hits on Google, btw.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-06-14 14:59:25 GMT)
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Aiding and abetting are the acts that make a person criminally liable for a crime...as an accomplice (legal term: accessory). As to inciting, this may rise to a level of aiding and abetting and make a person an accessory before the fact, but can never be part of being an accessory AFTER the fact (e.g. driving the getaway car). Generally aiding and abetting requires an act, and not merely words of general incitement (e.g.....someone should knock off Bush) or encouragement (e.g....you're smart enough to get into Fort Knox).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
E2efour (X)
: However, does aid and abet include inciting the crime? If not, one has to use complicity or being an accessory.
22 mins
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6 hrs
act of encouragement or assistance (as principal, inciter or accessory)
Though accessory before and after the fact has been abolished from UK law, the suggestion is based on the def. in Juridikens termer, Almqvist & Wiksell:
'medverkan till brott: varje straffbart deltagande o ett brott, vare sig det sker genom gärningsmannaskap (acting as sole or joint principal - forget Gullberg), anstiftan (incitement: point made in another answer) eller medhjälp (acting as accessory).'
'medverkan till brott: varje straffbart deltagande o ett brott, vare sig det sker genom gärningsmannaskap (acting as sole or joint principal - forget Gullberg), anstiftan (incitement: point made in another answer) eller medhjälp (acting as accessory).'
Example sentence:
... uttrycket "den som, med uppsåt att utföra eller främja brott — — —" synes framgå att förberedelseansvaret gäller företagandet av en medverkansgärning. ...
Encouraging and Assisting Crime. A project to reform the law governing the criminal liability of those who *encourage or assist others to commit offences*. ...
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