rikollisuus

== Finnish == === Etymology === rikollinen (“criminal”) +‎ -uus (“-ness, -ity, -hood”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrikolːisuːs/, [ˈriko̞lˌlis̠uːs̠] Rhymes: -isuːs Syllabification(key): ri‧kol‧li‧suus Hyphenation(key): ri‧kol‧li‧suus === Noun === rikollisuus crime (practice or habit of committing crimes; criminal acts collectively) criminality, criminalness (state of being criminal) ==== Usage notes ==== Both rikos and rikollisuus can translate to “crime” in English, but the former refers to a single criminal act or a single breaking of a law, while the latter is about crime as a concept or practice. The plural form of rikos, rikokset, can also be used collectively in a way that is rather close to rikollisuus. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== rikos (instance of crime, criminal act) === Further reading === “rikollisuus”, 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