A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English / Nepali

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42. alter vt. Make changes; modify abNg'43. amend vt. To change (a legal document,including a constitution)44. amendment* n. Change or addition to a documentor legal provisions: 'constitutionalamendment';+zf]wg ug'{;+zf]wgA45. amenities n. Things or facilities that add to physicalor material comfort46. amnesty n. An official act of forgiving convicts orsuspects (used when forgiving a grouprather than an individual)47. ancestral adj. Relating to ancestors (family forbears):'ancestral home'48. annexure n. An extra part of a document (addedafter the main part)49. apparent adj. Clear or obvious (a secondarymeaning suggests superficialappearance; something that may notbe real). 'Heir apparent' means theobvious heir (to the throne);'v;'ljwfsf ;fwgcfddfkmLk}t[scg';"rL:ki6tM750. apparently adv. Unmistakably; plainly :ki6¿kn]A Glossary of Constitutional Terms
A51. appeal n. and vi. (n.) A call for help; (more likely) moveto reverse a court's decision; (vi.)'appeal' [to] could mean to seek helpor to take a case to a higher court52. appellate adj. Pertaining to appeal (in a high levelcourt)53. Appellate Court*n. phraseIn Nepal, the court between DistrictCourts and the Supreme Court.Elsewhere, and with no initial capitals,it would mean simply a court whichhears appeal casesk'g/fj]bg -gf=_,k'g/fj]bg ug'{-lqm=_k'g/fj]bg -dflyNnf]cbfntsf] ;Gbe{df_k'g/fj]bg cbfnt54. applicable adj. Capable of being applied; relevant to k|of]u ug{ ;lsg]855. applicant n. Those who have applied (for certainposts); (more likely in C) those whoapply for a legal remedy in the court56. application n. Action of applying (usually in thecourt for a remedy)57. appoint vt. To designate a person to carry out atask or hold a position58. appointed adj. Designated for a task or post;'appointed day' means day fixed for apurposelgj]bs-jf cfj]bs_lgj]bg-jf cfj]bgkq_lgo'Qm ug'{-jf ;do÷:yfglgwf{/0f ug'{_lgo'Qm-jf :yfg÷;dolgwf{l/t_A Glossary of Constitutional Terms
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Page 50 and 51: 205. defamation* n. The act of defa
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Page 54 and 55: 236. discretion n. The power or fre
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Page 74 and 75: 407. magistrates n. Members of the
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450. non-discriminationn.Treating p
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466. ordinance* n. Lesser law than
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482. part-time adj. For less than t
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499. polling n. Conducting of publi
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515. present adj. and v. (adj.) (Of
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544. province n. A territory govern
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562. reconciliation n. Re-establish
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579. religiousdenomination n.phrase
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593. reservations n. In India, the
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608. rule of law* n.phraseThe condi
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637. society n. The totality of soc
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649. subject to* vt. andn.(vt.) Req
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663. tax* n. and vt. Levy or money
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679. transition n. The process or p
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698. verdict n. The decision of a c
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