återställdas

Återställdas is a Swedish term used to refer to a group of people who have been reinstated or restored to a former status, position, property, or rights after loss or deprivation. The base adjective återställd means “restored” or “reinstated,” and återställda is the plural form used to name the group. The form återställdas functions as the genitive (possessive) form, for example in återställdas rättigheter, meaning “the rights of the reinstated.”

Usage and function: Återställdas appears chiefly in formal, legal, historical, or political texts. It denotes ownership or association with a group described as reinstated, rather than pointing to a specific, fixed institution. The exact referents depend on context, and the term is typically part of phrases that specify what is held or claimed by the reinstated group.

Common examples: återställdas rättigheter (the rights of the reinstated), återställdas egendom (the property of the reinstated), återställdas namn (the names of the reinstated). The term is not a proper noun for a defined community but a descriptive label whose precise meaning is determined by the surrounding text.

Context and note: The concept is relevant in discussions of restitution, rehabilitation, or restoration after political, legal, or social changes. It does not imply a particular historical episode by itself; rather, it identifies people connected to a restoration process in a given case.

See also: återställd, återställning, rehabilitation, restitution in integrum.