griftefrid

grift (“grave (archaic)”) +‎ -e- +‎ frid (“peace”)

griftefrid c

1. peace of the grave (law that prohibits moving without permission or treating with disrespect the remains of a deceased person, desecrating a grave, and the like)

   Synonym: gravfrid

   brott mot griftefriden

   offence against the peace of the grave

The (crime of breaking the) law was renamed from "brott mot griftefrid" to "gravfridsbrott" in 2022.

• gravskändning (“desecration of a grave”)
• likskändning (“violation of a dead body”)

• griftefrid in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• griftefrid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• griftefrid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• The Swedish Criminal Code, English translation, Chapter 16, Section 10