Rikoslailla
Rikoslailla is the adessive form of rikoslaki, the Finnish term for criminal law. In legal language, rikoslailla is used to indicate that a rule, obligation, or sanction is based on or governed by criminal law. The expression is common in statutes, court decisions, and explanatory texts, and it reflects how Finnish grammar uses case endings to signal the source of a norm.
Usage and meaning: The phrase is typically used to attribute authority to the criminal code for sanctions,
Examples: Tämän teon rangaistus määräytyy rikoslailla. The punishment for this act is determined by the criminal
Etymology and note: The term combines rikoslaki with the adessive suffix -lla, producing a phrase that literally