korkein oikeus
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Finnish
Etymology
korkein (“highest”) oikeus (“justice”)
Pronunciation
Noun
- (law, in Finland) the Supreme Court of Finland, the highest legal authority in Finland administering justice in civil, commercial and criminal matters as the final instance.
- Any supreme court, or a court of law with other name, which represents the highest legal authority within a jurisdiction.
Usage notes
- The term korkein oikeus is always uncapitalized in Finnish.
Declension
| Inflection of korkein oikeus (Kotus type 51/nuoripari) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | korkein oikeus | — | |
| genitive | korkeimman oikeuden | — | |
| partitive | korkeinta oikeutta | — | |
| illative | korkeimpaan oikeuteen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | korkein oikeus | — | |
| accusative | nom. | korkein oikeus | — |
| gen. | korkeimman oikeuden | ||
| genitive | korkeimman oikeuden | — | |
| partitive | korkeinta oikeutta | — | |
| inessive | korkeimmassa oikeudessa | — | |
| elative | korkeimmasta oikeudesta | — | |
| illative | korkeimpaan oikeuteen | — | |
| adessive | korkeimmalla oikeudella | — | |
| ablative | korkeimmalta oikeudelta | — | |
| allative | korkeimmalle oikeudelle | — | |
| essive | korkeimpana oikeutena | — | |
| translative | korkeimmaksi oikeudeksi | — | |
| abessive | korkeimmatta oikeudetta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||