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Finnish
Etymology
kansalais- + luottamus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑlɑi̯sˌluo̯tːɑmus/,
- Rhymes: -uotːɑmus
- Hyphenation(key): kan‧salais‧luotta‧mus
Noun
kansalaisluottamus
- (law, historical) civil rights, civil good standing (the full rights of a citizen in good standing such as voting, eligibility for office, serving as a witness, etc.)
Usage notes
Historically, a person could be sentenced to forfeit their civil good standing as an additional judicial penalty for serious offences. This penalty still appears in the Finnish Criminal Code but is now a dead letter.
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