oikeus

== Finnish == === Etymology === oikea (“right”) +‎ -us (“-ness”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoi̯keus/, [ˈo̞i̯k̟e̞us̠] Rhymes: -oikeus Syllabification(key): oi‧ke‧us Hyphenation(key): oi‧ke‧us === Noun === oikeus right, entitlement [with illative ‘to’; or with first infinitive ‘to do’] law (legal system; body of rules and standards issued by the legislative body; a field of law) roomalainen oikeus ― Roman law hallinto-oikeus ― administrative law yksityisoikeus ― private law justice, law (judgment and punishment of who wronged another) oikeuden nimessä ― in the name of justice / the law oikeus on toteutunut / oikeus on tapahtunut ― justice is served / justice has been done court (court of law) vetää/viedä oikeuteen ― to take to court rightness, fairness, justice Synonyms: oikeudenmukaisuus, oikeellisuus Antonyms: epäoikeudenmukaisuus, vääryys tehdä oikeutta ― to do justice (in the plural) license; authority Synonym: valtuus anniskeluoikeudet ~ A-oikeudet ― liquor license (computing, in the plural) (level of) access to a system, privilege ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “oikeus”, 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 3 July 2023