vankeusrangaistuksella

Vankeusrangaistuksella is a Finnish legal term meaning “by imprisonment” or “with imprisonment.” Grammatically, vankeusrangaistus (imprisonment) is the base noun, and the suffix -lla marks the means or method, producing the instrumental form vankeusrangaistuksella. The expression is used to indicate the type of sanction that may be applied or is imposed in connection with a crime.

In Finnish criminal law, vankeusrangaistus refers to a sanction in which a person is confined in a prison for a defined period. The length of imprisonment is determined by the court and can vary from short terms to life imprisonment. The most severe form is elinkautinen vankeus, a life sentence. Other sanctions in the system include fines or alternative measures, but vankeusrangaistus denotes a deprivation of liberty.

The phrase appears in statutes, court decisions, and legal drafting to specify that a given offense is punishable by imprisonment or that a particular conviction will result in a prison sentence. It is commonly used in formal language and may appear in phrases such as “rikos on rangaistavissa vankeusrangaistuksella” or “tuomio on vankeusrangaistuksella,” signaling the applicable or imposed penalty.

Usage and style notes: vankeusrangaistuksella is a technical term typical of legal prose. It is not common in everyday speech. Variants and related terms include vankeusrangaistukseen (into imprisonment) and elinkautinen vankeus (life imprisonment). The term is part of the broader Finnish penal code language describing the spectrum of sanctions.