Rikoksina

Rikoksina is a Finnish linguistic term used to indicate that acts are classified or treated as crimes. It is formed from the noun rikos (crime) and the suffix -na, which in Finnish can express role or function, yielding a phrase akin to “as a crime” or “in the capacity of a crime.”

In ordinary Finnish, rikoksena is the common singular form when referring to a single act as a crime. Rikoksina tends to appear in plural contexts or in formal legal and analytical writing, especially when listing or comparing multiple acts that are deemed crimes. The usage is most likely in legal texts, criminology discussions, and linguistic analyses of how conduct is categorized under law.

Examples of usage include phrases such as rikoksena pidettäviä tekoja (acts to be regarded as crimes) or discussing how certain conduct can be treated rikoksina in comparative or doctrinal studies. In practice, the form helps to emphasize the classification of behavior within legal or normative frameworks rather than describing the act merely as morally wrong.

Etymology and grammar notes: the word combines rikos with the suffix -na, which conveys a role or state, producing a nominalized phrase that functions as “as a crime.” While rikoksena is more common in everyday legal discourse, rikoksina appears in more formal or enumerative contexts.

See also: rikos, rikosoikeus, rikosnimike, rikollinen.