abortnemnd
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
abort + nemnd, first part from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“come into being”). Second part from Old Norse nefnd (“denomination, name, tribunal”), derived from Old Norse nefna (“mention”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑˈbɔʈnɛm(n)d/, /ɑˈbɔʁtnɛm(n)d/
- Rhymes: -ɛmnd, -ɛmd
- Hyphenation: ab‧ort‧nemnd
Noun
abortnemnd f or m (definite singular abortnemnda or abortnemnden, indefinite plural abortnemnder, definite plural abortnemndene)
- (Norwegian law) a board that decides whether a petition for abortion can be granted when the pregnancy has lasted for more than 12 weeks
- 2014 March 19, Aftenposten, page 5:
- søknad om abort må behandles av en abortnemnd som er gitt bestemte vilkår for sin vurdering
- n application for abortion must be processed by an abortion board that is given certain conditions for its assessment
- (historical, Norwegian law) a board of two doctors who decided whether women should be granted an application for an abortion (scheme between 1960 and 1978)
- 1969, Dagbladet:
- abortnemndene bør ha … minst én kvinne [som medlem]
- abortion boards should have… at least one woman [as a member]
References
- “abortnemnd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “abortnemnd” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).