A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English / Nepali

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698. verdict n. The decision of a court (or in somecountries a jury). Used of criminal cases699. vest vt. To place legal power or right in a personor body (e.g. Parliament is vested withthe power of making laws, or property isvested in a person, or 'executive power isvested in the head of state', etc.). Note:most often seen in the form 'vested'700. veto n. Valid power that one can exercise toblock a decision (e.g. the power that ahead of state has to reject a bill passedby the legislature)701. victim n. A person who suffers from someadverse circumstance: 'victim ofcrime'; 'victim of injustice'702. violate vt. To fail to respect something; to breakthe rule703. vote vi and n. (vi.) To formally indicate one's choicein an election or a referendum; (vi.)to officially allocate money (thelegislature votes money); (n.) a headof money so allocated704. Vote of Credit* n. Technical term (including in the Indianand Nepali Constitutions) meaningmoney voted to government on creditor trust, with few details givenKfm};nfclwsf/ k|fKt -jflglxt_ljz]ifflwsf/kLl8txgg x'g', pNnª\3gug'{dt lbg' -lqm=_, dt-gf=_pwf/f] -k]ZsL vr{_89WA Glossary of Constitutional Terms
705. voters n. People who vote or have the right tovoteDftbftf706. voting vi. Casting one's vote Dftbfg707. warrant* n. A written order from some authority(the king, a judge, etc.)708. weaker sections n.phraseUsed in the Indian Constitution torefer to disadvantaged groupscfb]z k'hL{sdhf]/ jf;'ljwfljxLg ju{W709. well-being adj. A state of being happy, healthy:'economic/psychological well-being'710. withoutprejudicing* adv.phrase711. without prejudice[to] adv. phraseWithout adversely influencing orpredetermining consequencesWithout affecting ( e.g. another'sright)712. witness n. Someone who sees an event andreports what happened, especially incourt proceedings.;DkGgtfk|lts"n gx'g] u/Lk|lts"n gx'g];fIfL90A Glossary of Constitutional Terms
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AcknowledgementsThe International I
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Constitutional Terms*Signifies that
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10. accountable [to]adj.A slightly
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24. advance vi. and vt. Make progre
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42. alter vt. Make changes; modify
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59. appointment n. An act of nomina
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94. board n. A group of people cont
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112. censure vt. and n. Reprimand b
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130. Commander-in-Chief* n. phrase1
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142. comply vt. Act in accordance w
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158. consistent [with]adj.Conformin
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173. constitutionality n. Acting in
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190. costs n. When used in plural i
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205. defamation* n. The act of defa
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220. derogate [from] vt. To lessen
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236. discretion n. The power or fre
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255. emblem n. A special design or
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276. equal protection ofthe laws* n
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292. executive n. In C, likely refe
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Page 70 and 71: 369. interpretation n. The act of e
Page 72 and 73: 389. lawful adj. Allowed by law; le
Page 74 and 75: 407. magistrates n. Members of the
Page 76 and 77: 418. media n. Pl. of medium; in C,
Page 78 and 79: 437. nation n. A large community of
Page 80 and 81: 450. non-discriminationn.Treating p
Page 82 and 83: 466. ordinance* n. Lesser law than
Page 84 and 85: 482. part-time adj. For less than t
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Page 90 and 91: 530. progressive adj. Moving forwar
Page 92 and 93: 544. province n. A territory govern
Page 94 and 95: 562. reconciliation n. Re-establish
Page 96 and 97: 579. religiousdenomination n.phrase
Page 98 and 99: 593. reservations n. In India, the
Page 100 and 101: 608. rule of law* n.phraseThe condi
Page 102 and 103: 623. self-incriminationn.The act of
Page 104 and 105: 637. society n. The totality of soc
Page 106 and 107: 649. subject to* vt. andn.(vt.) Req
Page 108 and 109: 663. tax* n. and vt. Levy or money
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