kriminaldrama

Swedish

Etymology

kriminal- (“crime”) +‎ drama (“drama”)

Noun

kriminaldrama n

1. a genre featuring crime and drama; a detective story
   • 1905, Alf E. Schwartz, Pedagogisk Tidskrift‎^[1], volume 41, page 7:

     Lillos i detta hänseende märkliga kriminaldrama George Barnwell, ett slags tragédie bourgeoise, spelades redan 1731.

     Lillo's in this respect strange crime drama George Barnwell, a kind of bourgeois tragedy, was played as early as 1731.

Hyponyms

• kriminalfilm (“crime movie”)
• kriminalpjäs (“crime play”)
• kriminalroman (“crime novel”)
• kriminalserie (“crime show”)