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Finnish
Etymology
oikea (“right”) + -us (“-ness”)
Pronunciation
Noun
oikeus
- right, entitlement
Minulla on täysi oikeus sanoa, mitä ajattelen.- I have the full right to say what I think.
Henkilön oikeus työkyvyttömyyseläkkeeseen lakkaa, kun hän saavuttaa vanhuuseläkeiän.- A person's entitlement to the disability pension ceases, when they reach the legal retirement age.
- 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
Minulla ei ole oikeuksia asentaa työkoneelleni ohjelmia.- I don't have the privileges to install software on my work computer.
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