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Hindi vocabulary: law and justice

The law, the court, the lawyer, forms and official papers: legal and administrative vocabulary in Hindi.

Here are 100 Hindi words on “Law, justice and administration”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 36 words

HindiEnglish
प्रशासनadministration
गिरफ़्तारीarrest
हमलाassault
शिकायतcomplaint
संविधानconstitution
अनुबंधcontract
कॉपीराइटcopyright
भ्रष्टाचारcorruption
अपराधcrime
घोषणाdeclaration
बचाव पक्षdefence
फ़ाइलfile
पहचान पत्रidentity card
जाँचinvestigation
न्यायाधीशjudge
न्यायjustice
दायित्वobligation
पासपोर्टpassport
परमिटpermit
पुलिस अधिकारीpolice officer
जेलprison
कार्यवाहीprocedure
अभियोजकprosecutor
क़तारqueue
निवास परमिटresidence permit
नियमrule
क़ानून की धाराsection of law
हस्ताक्षरsignature
अधिनियमstatute
संदिग्धsuspect
चोरीtheft
धमकीthreat
अपील करनाto appealVerb, to challenge a judgment before a higher court
दाख़िल करनाto file
न्याय करनाto judge
गवाहwitnessNoun, the person who saw or heard the facts

Level 2: medium 38 words

HindiEnglish
प्रशासनिक प्रक्रियाadministrative step
पंचाटarbitration
ज़मानतbail
भत्ताbenefit payment
जन्म प्रमाणपत्रbirth certificate
सेंधमारीburglary
आरोपcharge
सरकारी कर्मचारीcivil servant
नागरिक स्थितिcivil status
दोषसिद्धिconviction
हर्जानाdamages
आज्ञप्तिdecree
अभियुक्तdefendant
पारिवारिक रजिस्टर पुस्तिकाfamily record book
निश्चित जुर्मानाfixed penalty
फ़ॉर्मform
उत्पीड़नharassment
बौद्धिक संपदाintellectual property
निजता का उल्लंघनinvasion of privacy
जाँच मजिस्ट्रेटinvestigating judge
राष्ट्रीयताnationality
एकल खिड़कीone stop shop
अस्वीकृतिrefusal
न्यायिक हिरासतremand
ज़ब्तीseizure
सामाजिक लाभsocial benefit
सामाजिक अंशदानsocial contribution
सामाजिक सुरक्षा नंबरsocial security number
निलंबित सज़ाsuspended sentence
गिरफ़्तार करनाto arrest
हस्ताक्षर करनाto sign
मुक़दमा करनाto sue
गवाही देनाto testifyVerb, to state before a court what one saw or heard
तस्करीtrafficking
उल्लंघनviolation
वीज़ाvisa
वारंटwarrant
लिखित प्रमाणपत्रwritten certificate

Level 3: hard 26 words

HindiEnglish
पावतीacknowledgement of receipt
अन्यत्र उपस्थितिalibi
जनगणनाcensus
अदालत का लिपिकclerk
बंद कमरे में सुनवाईclosed session
अंतिम बहसclosing argument
जालसाज़ीcounterfeiting
साइबर अपराधcybercrime
विचार-विमर्शdeliberation
विवादdispute
दंडमुक्तिimpunity
अनौपचारिक अपीलinformal appeal
वैधताlegality
लाइसेंस शुल्कlicence fee
स्थानीय आदेशlocal order
धन शोधनmoney laundering
नोटरी विलेखnotarial deed
पैरोलparole
मुख़्तारनामाpower of attorney
अभियोजन पक्ष की दलीलprosecution speech
निरसनrepeal
तलाशीsearch of premises
सहायक दस्तावेज़supporting document
प्रमाणित करनाto certify
सूचित करनाto notify
नियमित करनाto regularise

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How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Hindi words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 62 at the easy level, 65 at the medium level and 45 at the hard level.
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With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
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