oikeusavustaja

== Finnish == === Etymology === oikeus +‎ avustaja === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoi̯keusˌɑʋustɑjɑ/, [ˈo̞i̯k̟e̞us̠ˌɑ̝ʋus̠ˌtɑ̝jɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑjɑ Syllabification(key): oi‧ke‧us‧a‧vus‧ta‧ja Hyphenation(key): oi‧keus‧avus‧ta‧ja === Noun === oikeusavustaja public defender (US), duty solicitor (Commonwealth), duty counsel (Canada) (lawyer appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire an attorney, usually paid from public funds) ==== Usage notes ==== In Finland, oikeusavustaja is a public officer, and in that sense "public defender" would seem like the most appropriate translation of the Finnish office of oikeusavustaja into English. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== oikeudenkäyntiasiamies oikeudenkäyntiavustaja oikeusapu === Further reading === “oikeusavustaja”, 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