mielivaltainen
Finnish
Adjective
mielivaltainen (comparative mielivaltaisempi, superlative mielivaltaisin)
- arbitrary
- extrajudicial (carried out without legal authority)
Declension
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Declension of mielivaltainen (type nainen)
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Usage notes
- (extrajudicial): There's no established exact equivalent to the term "extrajudicial" in Finnish. Mielivaltainen appears frequently in juridical literature, but also laiton (“illegal, lawless”) and ilman tuomiota ("without verdict") have been used.
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- Teloitukset ilman tuomiota olivat Ruandan sisällissodan aikana yleisiä.
- Extrajudicial executions were common during the Rwandan civil war.
- Teloitukset ilman tuomiota olivat Ruandan sisällissodan aikana yleisiä.