käräjäoikeus

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Finnish

Etymology

käräjä- +‎ oikeus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæræjæˌoi̯keus/,
  • Rhymes: -oikeus
  • Hyphenation(key): kä‧räjä‧oike‧us

Noun

käräjäoikeus

  1. the principal trial court or court of first instance in the Finnish judicial system (since Dec. 1993); officially translated into English as "District Court"; the names of corresponding courts in English-speaking countries vary by jurisdiction: district court (US), municipal court (US), circuit court (US, Ireland), magistrates court (UK, Australia), Magistrate's Court (UK, South Africa), county court (UK), provincial court (Canada)
    Suomessa on 27 käräjäoikeutta.
    There are 27 district courts in Finland.

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Declension

Possessive forms of käräjäoikeus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)

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