oikeudellisen

Oikeudellinen is a Finnish adjective meaning legal or juridical, i.e., relating to law, the judiciary, or legal systems. It is formed from the noun oikeus (law, right) plus the suffix -llinen, which creates adjectives that describe having the qualities of or pertaining to the stem word. The term is used to describe matters connected to law and legal processes, such as oikeudellinen järjestelmä (the legal system) or oikeudellinen vastuu (legal liability).

In Finnish, adjectives inflect to agree with the noun they modify in number and case. Therefore oikeudellinen appears as oikeudellinen in the nominative singular, but its form changes to oikeudellisen in the genitive singular, oikeudellista in the partitive singular, and to oikeudelliset in the nominative plural, among other forms. This pattern follows the general rules for Finnish adjective agreement.

Oikeudellinen is commonly used in legal, academic, governmental, and media language. It is often contrasted with laillinen, which can mean lawful or legitimate in a broader sense, including legitimacy or compliance with law, depending on context. Oikeudellinen emphasizes the relation to law and juridical concepts, while laillinen can refer more broadly to being permitted by law or legitimate in a moral or social sense. Related terms include oikeus, oikeuslaitos, and oikeudellinen järjestelmä, which appear frequently in discussions of law and justice.