A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English / Nepali

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623. self-incriminationn.The act of incriminating oneself:'privilege against self-incrimination'ck/fw :jLsf/624. senate n. The upper house of the law-makingassembly in some countries such asFrance, USA, Australia, etc.l;g]6-cd]l/sf, k|mfG;,c:6«]lnofnufotsfs]xL d'n'sx¿df;+;b\sf] dflyNnf];bg_625. senator n. A member of the senate l;g]6sf] ;b:o626. sentence n. The punishment given by a law courtafter it finds someone guilty of anoffence627. serfdom* n. The social and economic systemunder which land is cultivated byserfs; state of being serf (littledifferent from slave)628. service n. Employment in duties or work foranother, especially for a government;a government branch or departmentand its employees: 'civil service'; an actperformed629. servitude n. The state of being forced to work forothers and having no freedomb08, ;hfoafFwf agfpg-aFw'jfsf] cy{df_;]jfk/flwgtf79SA Glossary of Constitutional Terms
S80630. session n. A meeting for the execution of agroup's functions: 'parliamentarysession'631. sexual orientationn. phrasePreference in sexual relations;attraction to people of the oppositesex, same sex or both632. sexuality n. Sexual behaviour. Now often used tomean the way a person reacts sexuallyto others (in all its implications); thusincludes, but not limited to, issues ofsexual preference633. shall* v. aux Indicating obligation to act (cf 'may')(Note: in law, it has many shades ofmeaning)634. single transferablevote* n. phraseA method of voting where votersrank candidates in order, andunneeded or unused votes aretransferred according to voters' statedpreferences (a proportional electoralsystem)635. sitting n. A period during which a law court,Parliament, etc. conducts its normalbusinessclwj]zgn}ª\luscled'vLs/0fn}ª\lustf -jf of}gcfr/0f_ug]{ -jf ul/g]_Psn ;ª\qmd0fLodta}7s636. slavery* n. The practice of having slaves bf;Tj -jf bf;k|yf_A Glossary of Constitutional Terms
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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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Page 54 and 55: 236. discretion n. The power or fre
Page 56 and 57: 255. emblem n. A special design or
Page 58 and 59: 276. equal protection ofthe laws* n
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Page 62 and 63: 307. fiscal adj. Relating to public
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Page 68 and 69: 355. inhuman adj. Lacking normal hu
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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
Page 86 and 87: 499. polling n. Conducting of publi
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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
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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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