viran puolesta

viran (“of office”) + puolesta (“on behalf”)

viran puolesta

1. by right of office, ex officio, of one's own motion, ex cathedra (by virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held)

   Ranskan tasavallan presidentti on virkansa puolesta myös Andorran diarkian prinssi.

   The President of the Republic of France is, ex officio, also prince of the dyarchy called Andorra.

   Saman asetuksen 76 artiklassa, jonka otsikko on ”Tosiseikkojen tutkiminen viran puolesta”, säädetään seuraavaa:..

   Article 76 of the said regulation, entitled ‘Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion’, is worded as follows:..

• Often used with possessive suffix which is added to virka; puolesta is not inflected: