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This page gives 100 Romanian words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 43 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

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.

How can I remember this Romanian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Romanian vocabulary: law and justice

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Romanian	English
apel	appealNoun, the challenge lodged with a higher court
mandat de arestare	arrest warrant
certificat de naștere	birth certificate
muncă în folosul comunității	community service
plângere	complaint
constituție	constitution
contract	contract
drept de autor	copyright
curte de apel	court of appeal
reținere	custody
termen	deadline
decret	decree
apărare	defence
inculpat	defendant
document	document
carte de identitate	identity card
anchetă	investigation
hotărâre judecătorească	judgment
juriu	jury
drept	law
dispoziție	local order
omor	murder
poliție	police
închisoare	prison
procedură	procedure
refuz	refusal
regulament	regulation
regulă	rule
articol de lege	section of law
pedeapsă	sentence
semnătură	signature
cod numeric personal	social security number
lege	statute
impozit	tax
furt	theft
da în judecată	to sue
primărie	town hall
trafic	trafficking
proces	trial
martor	witnessNoun, the person who saw or heard the facts

Level 2: medium 35 words

Romanian	English
amendament	amendment
arestare	arrest
agresiune	assault
cauțiune	bail
jurisprudență	case law
acuzație	charge
funcționar public	civil servant
despăgubire	compensation
condamnare	conviction
corupție	corruption
daune-interese	damages
carnet de familie	family record book
recurs în casație	final appeal
amendă	fine
formular	form
hărțuire	harassment
prejudiciu	harm suffered
ședință de judecată	hearing
nevinovat	innocent
instrucție penală	judicial investigation
mediere	mediation
pașaport	passport
prefectură	prefecture
marcă înregistrată	registered trademark
înșelăciune	scam
sechestru	seizure
prestație socială	social benefit
termen legal	statutory deadline
suspect	suspect
pedeapsă cu suspendare	suspended sentence
mărturie	testimony
acuza	to accuse
depune	to file
semna	to sign
verdict	verdict

Level 3: hard 25 words

Romanian	English
achitare	acquittal
spargere	burglary
ședință nepublică	closed session
pledoarie	closing argument
mărturisire	confession
ghișeu	counter
criminalitate informatică	cybercrime
deliberare	deliberation
extrădare	extradition
amendă fixă	fixed penalty
plângere prealabilă	informal appeal
ajutor public judiciar	legal aid
redevență	licence fee
circumstanță atenuantă	mitigating circumstance
pe cale amiabilă	out of court
liberare condiționată	parole
procură	power of attorney
rechizitoriu	prosecution speech
interogatoriu	questioning
abrogare	repeal
percheziție	search of premises
document justificativ	supporting document
certifica	to certify
notifica	to notify
regulariza	to regularise

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Romanian words on “Law, justice and administration”. The full topic holds 172 in the KoKo app: 68 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 43 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: 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.
How can I remember this Romanian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

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