laillisena
Laillisena is the essive form of the Finnish adjective laillinen, meaning legal or lawful. In Finnish grammar, the essive case indicates a temporary state or a role, and laillisena is used to express “as legal” or “in a legal capacity.” It is not an adverb; for adverbial meaning of legally, Finnish uses laillisesti.
In practice, laillisena appears in formal or legal language to describe someone’s status or function in a
- Laillisena is typically followed by a noun in the adessive/essive sense of role, such as edustajana
- It contrasts with laillisesti, which is the adverb meaning “legally” and describes the manner of actions
- The term is mostly found in Nordic-language style or technical/legal Finnish and may appear less in
- Hän toimi laillisena edustajana sopimusasioissa. (He acted as a legal representative in contract matters.)
- Yritys toimii laillisena toimijana ja noudattaa voimassa olevia lakeja. (The company operates as a legal actor