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Finnish
Etymology
tunnusmerkistö (“definitional elements, statutory definition”) + erehdys (“mistake, confusion”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtunːusˌmerkistøˌerehdys/,
- Rhymes: -erehdys
- Hyphenation(key): tunnus‧merkistö‧ereh‧dys
Noun
tunnusmerkistöerehdys
- (criminal law) unawareness of the existence definitional elements (of an offence), mistake as to the definitional elements of an offence
Jos metsästäjä luulee nähneensä hirven ja tappaa sen, vaikka kohde oli oikeasti ihminen, metsästäjä on tehnyt tunnusmerkistöerehdyksen. Siksi hänen ei voida katsoa syyllistyneen tappoon.- If a hunter thinks he or she saw an elk and killed it, although the target was actually a person, the hunter has committed a mistake as to the definitional elements of an offence. Therefore, he or she can't be convicted of manslaughter.
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