åtalades

Åtalades is the past tense, passive form of the Swedish verb åtalas, meaning to be charged with a crime or to face indictment. It denotes that a formal accusation has been brought against a person by the public prosecutor. In Swedish legal language, the action is typically described as väckt åtal (charges filed) by the prosecutor, and the individual who is charged is referred to as åtalad.

Grammatical and usage notes: åtalas appears in the present tense as an ongoing or current action, for example, Han åtalas för brottet (He is charged with the crime). The corresponding past tense is åtalades, used to report that charges were brought in the past, such as Mannen åtalades för grovt rattfylleri (The man was charged with aggravated drunk driving). The charges themselves are described as ett åtal, and the person under accusation as the åtalade.

Legal context: In Sweden, åtal is initiated after an investigation by police or other authorities. The prosecutor decides whether to väcka åtal or drop the case. If an indictment is filed, the matter proceeds to court, where the åtalade may be tried and, depending on the outcome, convicted, acquitted, or the case otherwise resolved.

See also: åtalad (the indicted person), åklagare (the prosecutor), åtal (the indictment or charges). The term åtalades is specific to contexts where reporting that someone was charged in the past is appropriate and is routinely used in news reporting and legal summaries.