Asianosaisilta

Asianosaisilta is a Finnish term used primarily in legal and administrative language. It denotes the elative plural form of asianosainen, meaning a party to a legal case or a litigant. The word is employed to indicate information, statements, or actions that originate from the litigants in a matter. It commonly appears in formal documents, court decisions, and administrative records where the origin of material needs to be specified.

Etymology and form: The base word asianosainen refers to a person who has a stake in a case or is a party to a proceeding. The elative plural form asianosaisilta translates roughly to “from the litigants” or “by the parties” and is used when describing sources in legal texts. The usage is relatively formal and is less common in everyday speech.

Usage in practice: In Finland’s legal and bureaucratic language, asianosaisilta signals that information, statements, or requests come from the parties involved. It can be used in court rulings, procedural notices, or administrative decisions to attribute content or evidence to the litigants. Examples include phrases like asianosaisilta saadut lausunnot or asianosaisilta pyydetyt lisäselvitykset, referring to statements or additional clarifications provided by the parties.

Relation to related terms: Asianosaisen is the singular form meaning a litigant, while osapuoli is a more general term for a party in a dispute. Asianosaisilta is specifically the source-related elative form and is typically reserved for formal texts where sourcing from the parties is being described.

See also: asianosainen, osapuoli, oikeudenkäynti, hallinto-oikeus.