Finnish

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Etymology

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vetoomus +‎ tuomioistuin

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋetoːmusˌtuo̯mioˌistui̯n/, [ˈʋe̞t̪o̞ːmus̠ˌtuo̞̯mio̞ˌis̠tui̯n]
  • Rhymes: -istuin
  • Syllabification(key): ve‧too‧mus‧tuo‧mi‧o‧is‧tuin

Noun

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vetoomustuomioistuin

  1. (law) appellate court, court of appeals (court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a lower court's decisions)
  2. court of arbitration
    urheilun vetoomustuomioistuin
    Court of Arbitration for Sport

Usage notes

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  • (appellate court): In legal translations to Finnish that are used as evidence of rights or obligations before a Finnish authority, a foreign appellate court is by convention referred to with this general term (with the source-language name of the court in brackets).

Declension

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Possessive forms of vetoomustuomioistuin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)

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