/ˈɑsetus/, [ˈɑ̝s̠e̞t̪us̠]
Alkuperäasettaa (“to place, set”) + -us. Originally “placing, setting”; the legal sense “decree” from the Middle Ages, probably as a semantic loan from another language (compare German Gesetz from setzen), perhaps a semantic loan from Middle Low German gesette.
- decree; executive order (regulation that is subordinate to legislative statutes, specifies them or lays down how they are actually implemented)
“Valtioneuvosto antoi asetuksen perusopetuksen tavoitteista ja tuntijaosta.” — The government issued a decree on the objectives and distribution of hours of basic education.
“Suomessa hallitus voi antaa asetuksia itsenäisesti, mutta lait tulevat voimaan vain eduskunnan enemmistön tuella.” — In Finland the Government can pass decrees independently, but acts take effect only with the support of the majority of the Parliament.
“Muutamia presidentti Obaman ja Trumpin antamia asetuksia on pidetty perustuslain vastaisina.” — A few executive orders issued by Presidents Obama and Trump have been considered unconstitutional.
- European-Unionregulation (self-effecting legislative act, which requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law)
- setting, (in the plural) settings, configuration
- synonym of asettaminen (“placing, setting”)
- form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singularsecond-person singular present imperative of asettua (with enclitic-s)
Muodotasetus(nominative, singular) · asetukset(nominative, plural) · asetus(accusative, nominative, singular) · asetukset(accusative, nominative, plural) · asetuksen(accusative, genitive, singular) · asetukset(accusative, genitive, plural) · asetuksen(genitive, singular) · asetusten(genitive, plural) · asetuksien(genitive, plural) · asetusta(partitive, singular) · asetuksia(partitive, plural) · asetuksessa(inessive, singular) · asetuksissa(inessive, plural) · asetuksesta(elative, singular) · asetuksista(elative, plural) · asetukseen(illative, singular) · asetuksiin(illative, plural) · asetuksella(adessive, singular) · asetuksilla(adessive, plural) · asetukselta(ablative, singular)