attentatet

Attentatet is a Swedish noun meaning "the assassination attempt" or "the attempt on a life." It is the definite form of ett attentat, a neuter noun. The term denotes a planned act intended to kill or seriously harm a person of public significance, most commonly a political leader or other public figure, but it can also refer to attempts on private individuals in some contexts. In Swedish media and historical writing, attentatet is used to label specific incidents or to describe events surrounding an attack that was aimed at killing.

The word is borrowed from French attentat, and it has cognates in other European languages. In Swedish, the indefinite plural form is attentat, while the definite singular is attentatet and the definite plural is attentaten.

Usage: Attentatet is frequently used in news reporting, scholarly works, and historical accounts. It can appear in constructions such as "attentatet mot..." (the attack on...) or in titles and documentary names. The term emphasizes the intention behind the act as an act of violence rather than focusing solely on its outcome, though it is closely related to the broader concept of political violence and crime.

See also: assassination attempt; political violence; history of crime in Sweden.