3. Politics and society

Crime

abductee a person who has been abducted 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 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 komissio
contraband goods that are illegally taken into or out of a country salakuljetus
crime wave a situation in which there is a sudden increase in the number of crimes that are committed rikosaalto
criminality the fact of people being involved in crime; criminal acts rikollisuus
default what happens or appears if you do not make any other choice or change, especially in a computer program oletuksena
delinquensy bad or criminal behaviour, usually of young people rikollisuus
gangland the world of organized and violent crime rikosmaailma
gunrunning the activity of bringing guns into a country secretly and illegally Aseiden salakuljetus


age of concent the age at which somebody is legally old enough to agree to have a sexual relationship suostumusikä
circuit breaker a device that will stop an electric current if it becomes dangerous katkaisija
common law (in some countries) the part of the law that has been developed from customs and from decisions made by judges, not created by Parliament yleinen laki
due dilifence reasonable steps taken by a person or an organization to avoid committing a tort or an offence asianmukaista huolellisuutta
duty of care  a moral or legal obligation to ensure that other people are safe from physical or mental harm huolellisuusvelvoite
fair dealing good and honest behaviour, especially in business reilua kaupankäyntiä
invalidation the act of saying that a document, contract, election, etc. is no longer legally or officially acceptable mitätöinti
legalization the fact of making something legal laillistaminen
statute a law that is passed by a parliament, council, etc. and formally written down säännos
validity the state of being legally or officially acceptable pätevyys


agency a business or an organization that provides a particular service especially when representing other businesses or organizations virasto
budget the money that is available to a person or an organization and a plan of how it will be spent over a period of time budjetti
bureau a desk with drawers and usually a top that opens down to make a table to write on toimisto
commissioner a member of a commission (= an official group of people who are responsible for controlling something or finding out about something) komissaari
the civil service the government departments in a country and the people who work for them, except the armed forces, judges and elected politicians virkamieskunta
executive order (in the US) an official order from the president that becomes the law toimeenpanomääräys
coalition a government formed by two or more political parties working together koalitio
the executive branch in the US) the part of the government that is controlled by the president toimeenpanobrunssi
mass  a large amount of a substance that does not have a definite shape or form massa
municipality a town, city or district with its own local government; the group of officials who govern it kunta