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 |