Our words

abductee	a person who has been abducted	My friend has been abducee	siepattu
case the joint	to look carefully around a building so that you can plan how to steal things from it at a later time	I have to case the joint	tapauksessa nivel
commission	an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government	I am group of commission	komissio
contraband	goods that are illegally taken into or out of a country	They contranad the dog to Finland	salakuljetus
crime wave	a situation in which there is a sudden increase in the number of crimes that are committed	There is a huge crime wave in England	rikosaalto
criminality	the fact of people being involved in crime; criminal acts	I hate criminality	rikollisuus
default	what happens or appears if you do not make any other choice or change, especially in a computer program	I default tha you are criminal	oletuksena
delinquensy	bad or criminal behaviour, usually of young people	Delinquensy is horrible	rikollisuus
gangland	the world of organized and violent crime	I have been living in gangland	rikosmaailma
gunrunning	the activity of bringing guns into a country secretly and illegally	My dad love gunrunning
citizenship	the legal right to belong to a particular country	Her mom was finally granted full citizenship to the USA.	kansalaisuus
ethnic minority	an ethnic group (= a group of people that share a cultural tradition, religion, etc.), or a member of this group, living in a country where the main ethnic group is different	The Sami people are a ethnic minority in Finland.	etninen vähemmistö
multicultural	for or including people of several different cultures (= beliefs, languages, customs and traditions, etc.)	Singapore is a very multicultural country.	monikulttuurinen
representation	the act of presenting somebody/something in a particular way; something that shows or describes something	The lack of representation of different cultures in school is unacceptable.	edustus/representaatio
middle-class	connected with the middle social class (a middle-class background/family/suburb)	She came from a middle-class family and ended up as a famous actor.	keskiluokkainen
acculturate	acculturate (somebody) (to something): to learn to live successfully in a different culture; to help somebody to do this	There were people helping her acculturate to Australia when she moved there.	sopeututa kulttuuriin
ancestry	the family or the group of people that you come from	I found out recently that I have Scottish ancestry.	sukujuuret/syntyperä
disadvantaged	not having the things, such as education, or enough money, that people need in order to succeed in life	People who are from a rural part of Russia tend to be disadvantaged in life.	huono-osainen/vähäosainen
supremacist	a person who believes that the group of people they belong to is better than other groups and should have power over them	We found out that our teacher was a male supremacist.	sovinisti
senior citizen	an older person, especially somebody who has retired from work. People often call somebody a ‘senior citizen’ to avoid saying that they are old or using the expression ‘old-age pensioner’.	It is kind to offer your seat to an senior citizen on public transport.	vanhus
discrimination	the practice of treating somebody or a particular group in society less fairly than others	There are some groups that are victims of discrimination in Finland.	syrjintä
emigration	emigration (of somebody) (from…) the act of leaving your own country to go and live permanently in another country	People tend to forget about emigration when talking about immigration.	maastamuutto
welfare state	a system by which the government provides a range of services to people who need them, for example medical care, money for people without work, care for old people, etc.	Finland is known for being a well operating welfare state.	hyvinvointivaltio
social justice	the fair distribution of wealth and opportunities within a society	Some see taxes as an instrument of social justice.	sosiaalinen oikeudenmukaisuus
quality of life	the level of health, comfort and happiness that a particular person or group has	Research shows that the quality of life in Norway is very high.	elämänlaatu
prejudice	an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc., especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc.	Their decision was based on prejudice.	ennakkoluulo
poverty-stricken	extremely poor; with very little money	He is from a poverty-stricken village in Romania.	rutiköyhä
political asylum	protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country, because they were in danger for political reasons	They were hoping to be granted political asylum in Denmark.	poliittinen turvapaikka
inequality	the unfair difference between groups of people in society, when some have more wealth, status or opportunities than others	There is still a lot of inequality in different work fields.	epätasa-arvo/eriarvoisuus
malnutrition	a poor condition of health caused by a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food	According to studies, some children suffer from malnutrition in Russia.	aliravitsemus