Epäillyn

Epäillyn is a Finnish grammatical form related to the word epäilty, which translates to “suspect” or “alleged.” In Finnish usage, epäillyn functions as a genitive-type modifier that signals possession or association with the suspect. It is commonly found in legal, investigative, and journalistic language when referring to things connected to a person under suspicion.

In practice, epäillyn appears in noun phrases such as epäillyn henkilöllisyys (the suspect’s identity) or epäillyn hallussa ollut esine (an item that was in the suspect’s possession). It can also occur in expressions like epäillyn mukaan (according to the suspect). These constructions help specify ownership, involvement, or attribution in statements about an investigation or legal proceedings.

Grammatically, epäillyn is the inflected form used to modify subsequent nouns and to denote a relationship to epäilty. The form is typical of Finnish possessive/genitive constructions, and it appears in formal writing as well as in media reporting. Its use signals that the person being referred to is under suspicion rather than definitively proven guilty, which is reflected in comparisons to related terms such as syytetty (the accused) or epäily (suspicion).

See also: epäilty, syytetty, epäilys. The term Epstein in Finnish legal and media contexts illustrates how epäillyn functions as part of the standard vocabulary for describing investigations, suspects, and related aspects of criminal procedure.