juriidilises

Juriidilises is Estonian a form of the adjective juriidiline, meaning legal or juridical. It is used to indicate that something relates to law or the legal system and is typically placed before a noun in a phrase that denotes context or sense. The most common constructions are fixed phrases such as juriidilises mõttes (in a legal sense) and juriidilises kontekstis (in a legal context).

In legal and administrative texts, juriidilises helps specify that a statement, rule, or interpretation applies within the framework of the law rather than in general or technical terms. It is closely linked to the broader vocabulary of law and jurisprudence, and often contrasts with terms that describe non-legal contexts or technical matters.

Juriidiline contrasts with another Estonian adjective, õiguslik, which also relates to law but carries slightly different nuances. Juriidiline tends to emphasize the formal law and its applications, whereas õiguslik can relate more broadly to rights, legitimacy, or entitlements. In everyday usage, both can appear in discussions about law, but juriidiline is common in formal legal writing.

Examples:

- Selline tehing on juriidilises mõttes kehtiv. (In a legal sense, this transaction is valid.)

- Arutelu püsib juriidilises kontekstis. (The discussion stays within a legal context.)

- Dokument peab olema juriidiliselt korrektne. (The document must be legally correct.)

Etymology traces juriidiline to a root connected with law, with the form juriidilises serving as the case-inflected modifier before nouns.