This is the 812th most frequent Swedish word.
mordförsök
Attempted murder.
Here, 'mordförsöket' is used as a specific noun referring to a particular criminal action that is under investigation.
Polisen utreder det misstänkta mordförsöket.
The police are investigating the suspected attempted murder.
In this sentence, 'mordförsök' refers to the criminal act the person is accused of, indicating it's being discussed within a legal context.
Han åtalades för mordförsök på sin granne.
He was charged with attempted murder of his neighbor.
In this context, 'mordförsök' is used to describe the general concept or category of the crime in legal terms.