Rikosoikeudellisesti

Rikosoikeudellisesti is a Finnish adverb meaning “in terms of criminal law” or “from the criminal-law perspective.” It relates to the field of rikosoikeus, which covers crimes, criminal liability, and penalties. The term is used to frame statements and analyses within criminal law or to distinguish criminal-law considerations from those of civil or administrative law.

In usage, rikosoikeudellisesti appears frequently in legal writing, court decisions, legislation, and academic discourse. It signals that the discussion concerns elements of crime, the liability of defendants, or procedural aspects of criminal investigations and trials, rather than civil obligations or regulatory sanctions. It is primarily a formal, technical expression suitable for formal legal contexts.

Etymologically, the word is built from rikos (crime) and oikeus (law), with the adjectival form rikosoikeudellinen and the adverbial suffix -isesti. The construction reflects standard Finnish legal language, where complex compounds are used to specify the legal domain of a statement. As a term, it functions as a linguistic marker rather than a substantive concept, guiding readers toward a criminal-law perspective.

See also: rikosoikeus, rikos, rikoksen tunnusmerkistö, rikosprosessi, oikeudellinen termistö. It is a common, neutral instrument in Finnish legal writing for delineating the scope of discussion to criminal law.