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Author: thomas_laghamn
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I didn't know the word in English so I used Google and got "juror". The
swedish word is "nämndeman".
Below is a the definition of "Nämndeman" according to a Swedish encyclopedia
(translated by Google)
A juror or tolvman, a layman who, together with one or more legally qualified judges judge
in court. Jurors have contributed in various ways in the judicial function in the right,
that is, the district courts and their predecessors district courts for hundreds of years.
Lay judges are completely equal with the legally qualified judges - all each have an
individual vote and participate in all decisions that the right to make. The equivalent of
rural jurors, the city's aldermen.
Being a juror meant sitting in the district committee and participate in the District
Court proceedings. To become one of the twelve of the board had to belong to the
peasantry, be resident in the county and be elected to office. The outgoing Juror often
suggested itself its successors (like a son or son-in-law), a proposal for the most part
went through. The judge decided the matter with the Board. Jurors had great confidence and
high status in their own areas.
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