liikennepako

== Finnish == === Etymology === liikenne (“traffic”) +‎ pako (“flight”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliːkenːeˣˌpɑko/, [ˈliːk̟e̞nːe̞p̚ˌpɑ̝ko̞] Rhymes: -ɑko Syllabification(key): lii‧ken‧ne‧pa‧ko Hyphenation(key): lii‧kenne‧pako === Noun === liikennepako (law) hit and run (crime of fleeing the scene of a traffic accident) ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike “hit and run”, the Finnish term only refers to the flight from the scene, i.e. it is a separate crime from causing the accident. A party can be culpable of it even without causing the accident. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== onnettomuuspaikalta pakeneminen (common language term) === Further reading === “liikennepako”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023