Note from the author: “As an erstwhile burger vakeel (lawyer), eager to join the lively katchery (district courts) scene, I can relate to the frustration faced by other in the clan, trying to make sense of the Farsi-Urdu legal terms. Poring over the lughats (urdu dictionaries) lead to more frustration. So, wanting to share whatever I have learnt over the years, I present my very own compilation of commonly used legal terms.” – via natalyakamal.wordpress.com
Legal Term | Urdu | Roman Urdu |
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Cancellation | منسوخی | mansookhi |
Case diaries | ضمنی | zimni |
Cause of action | بناۓ دعوی/ بناۓ نالش | binaey dawaa/binaey naalish |
Cause List | فہرست پیشی | fahrist peshi |
Certified copy | مصدقہ نقل | mussadaqa naqal |
Charge (criminal law) | فرد جرم | fard jurm |
Circumstantial Evidence | قرائنی شہادت | quraini shahadat |
Civil | ديوانی | deewaani |
Civil Miscellaneous | دیوانی متفرق | deewaani muttafarriq |
Code of Civil Procedure | مجموع ضابطہ ديوانی | majmooa-e-zabta deewaani |
Cognizable Offence | قابلِ دست اندازی | qabil-e-dast andaazi |
Complaint | استغاثہ | istighasa |
Complainant | مستغيث | mustaghees |
Compromise deed | راضی نامہ | razinama |
Compensation for hurt | عرش | arsh |
Confession | اقبالِ جرم | iqbal-e-jurm |
Consolidation | اشتمال | ishtimaal |
Correspondence | مراسلہ | mirasala |
Criminal Procedure Code | مجموع ضابطہ فوجداری | majmooa-e-zabta faujdaari |
Cross Examination | جرح | jirraah |
Competent authority | مجاز اتھارٹی | majaz authority |
Contempt of Court | توہین عدالت | toheen-e-adaalat |
Constitution | آئين/ دستور | dastoor/Aaein |
Constitutional Democracy | دستوری جمہوریت | dastoori jamhooriat |
Criminal | فوجداری | faujdaari |
Criminal breach of trust | خیانت مجرمانہ | khayanat mujramana |
Custody | حضانت/ تحویل | hizanat/ tehveel |