Seaduslikust

Seaduslikust is an Estonian linguistic form related to the adjective seaduslik, meaning legal or lawful. It appears in formal language and is used to express a perspective, relation, or source connected to law. In many contexts it functions as a modifier that reflects grammatical case, heightening the sense of legality in a statement.

Etymology and grammar: The base word seaduslik is built from seadus (law) with the suffix -lik to form an adjective meaning legal or lawful. The form seaduslikust arises when the adjective is declined for a particular case and number, often reflecting an elative or partitive usage. In practice, it signals “from the legal [perspective/context]” and is common in legal, political, and academic text.

Usage: Seaduslikust is typically found in phrases that situate a claim within a legal framework or viewpoint. Examples include phrases like seaduslikust vaatepunktist (from a legal point of view), seaduslikust kontekstist (from the legal context), and seaduslikust seisukohast (from the standpoint of legality). It is not a standalone noun; rather, it is a grammatically inflected form of the adjective used in connection with other nouns or prepositional phrases.

Related terms: The concept closely ties to seaduslikkus (legality or lawfulness) and to the noun seadus (law). The broader domain includes other Estonian legal terms and phrases that describe the relationship between theory, practice, and the law.

See also: seaduslikkus, seaduslik, legal terminology in Estonian, Estonian grammar.