avbida

av- +‎ bida.

avbida (present avbidar, preterite avbidade, supine avbidat, imperative avbida) (transitive)

1. (law) to wait, to await, to stand by (as opposed to acting)

   Synonyms: avvakta, invänta

2. (law) to remain

   Synonym: stanna kvar

   avbida i häkte ― to remain in custody

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.

• avbida in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• avbida in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• avbida in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)