rikoksentekijöiden

Rikoksentekijöiden is the genitive plural form of rikoksentekijä, a Finnish noun meaning “crime perpetrator.” The base rikoksentekijä is a compound of rikos (crime) and tekijä (actor, doer). Its nominative plural is rikoksentekijät, and the genitive plural is rikoksentekijöiden. This form is used to indicate possession or relation to multiple perpetrators, as in phrases like rikoksentekijöiden vastuu (the responsibility of the perpetrators) or rikoksentekijöiden taustat (the backgrounds of the perpetrators).

In legal texts, criminology, and media reporting, rikoksentekijöiden appears when referring to a group of people who have committed offences. The term is neutral and descriptive; it denotes the actors behind a crime rather than adjudicating guilt. It may occur in analyses of motives, patterns, or statistics concerning the perpetrators, for example rikoksentekijöiden motiivit (motives of the perpetrators) or data on rikoksentekijöiden taustat.

Etymology and usage considerations: rikoksentekijä combines rakos and tekijä, and the genitive plural suffix -iden marks possession or association with multiple individuals. While rikoksentekijä is a straightforward term for a crime offender, other terms such as rikollinen or syyllinen may be used in different registers or with varying connotations, depending on formality and context.

See also:

- rikos

- rikollinen

- rikoksen tekijä