rikosrekisteri

rikos +‎ rekisteri

• IPA^(key): /ˈrikosˌrekisteri/, [ˈriko̞s̠ˌre̞k̟is̠ˌte̞ri]
• Rhymes: -eri
• Syllabification^(key): ri‧kos‧re‧kis‧te‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): rikos‧rekis‧te‧ri

rikosrekisteri

1. (law) the national registry of criminal convictions (in Finland, etc.)
2. (informal) criminal record (of an individual)
   • 2007, “240306 (Rikrek)”, in Al-Qaida Finland, performed by Julma Henri & Syrjäytyneet ft. Asa:

     Et saa korttii – sul on rikosrekisteri / Kuse purkkiin – sul on rikosrekisteri / Sä et voi tulla – sul on rikosrekisteri / Rikos-vitun-rekisteri

     You can't get a licence – you've got a criminal record / Piss in a jar – you've got a criminal record / You can't come in – you've got a criminal record / A criminal-fucking-register

The word rikosrekisteri properly denotes a national registry, and the record of an individual's convictions is rikosrekisterimerkintä (“item in the conviction registry”) or rikosrekisteriote (“excerpt from the conviction registry”). The latter word is rarely used in informal speech.

• “rikosrekisteri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023