A Glossary of Constitutional Terms: English / Nepali

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407. magistrates n. Members of the judiciary in thelower level courts, sometimes withadministrative responsibilities; notnecessarily a lawyer. (Not used inNepal)408. maintain vt. Support, continue or keep upsomething or even persons:'maintain a building' refers to aphysical condition; 'maintain support'means to continue it: 'maintaindivorced spouse' means to supportfinancially, etc.409. majority n. Either 'more than half' or'the largest number' (as in votingin Nepal where the person withthe largest number of votes wins aparliamentary seat even if the numberof votes he/she got is less than fiftypercent of the votes cast); the numberby which votes for one are more thanthose for another; 'a majority of 3'410. majority, absoluten.Complete majority—(that is of morethan half, not just the largest numberof votes)kmf}hbf/L sfg'gsf]klxnf] r/0fdf5fgljg ug]{If]qflwsf/ k|fKtlghfdtL sd{rf/L-g]kfnL ;Gbe{dfk|d'v lhNnfclwsf/L_sfod ug'{ -jfcBfjlws ug'{_ax'dtk"0f{ ax'dt51MA Glossary of Constitutional Terms
M52411. majority of morethan fifty percent ofits sitting members*n. phraseVoted in favour by more then half ofthe sitting members412. marginalized adj. Relegated to a lower or outer edge, asof specific groups of people413. material n. and adj. (n.) (Less likely in C) substance usedfor something: 'building material';(adj.) relevant: 'material fact'414. matrimonialrelationship* n.phraseRelationship pertaining to marriage/married couple415. may* v. aux Have a choice/discretion about doingsomething: 'the minister may…'means he may choose not to416. measure v. and n. In C, probably used as a noun to referto the government's steps: 'state musttake practical and positive measures,which may include legislation'417. mechanism n. A machine or an institution for doingsomething: 'an act…must providefor appropriate mechanisms andprocedures to facilitate settlement ofdisputes';fdfGo ax'dt-pkl:yt ;b:o;+Vofsf] ax'dt_;LdfGtLs[t -jfjl~rt jf pk]lIft_-clwsf/xLgsf] cy{df_;fdu|L -jf kbfy{_a}aflxs ;DaGwug{ ;Sg] -jf;DejtM_dfkg ug'{ -lqm=_,dfkg -gf=_;+oGqA Glossary of Constitutional Terms
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Page 26 and 27: 10. accountable [to]adj.A slightly
Page 28 and 29: 24. advance vi. and vt. Make progre
Page 30 and 31: 42. alter vt. Make changes; modify
Page 32 and 33: 59. appointment n. An act of nomina
Page 34 and 35: 74. Attorney-General*n. phraseThe c
Page 36 and 37: 94. board n. A group of people cont
Page 38 and 39: 112. censure vt. and n. Reprimand b
Page 40 and 41: 130. Commander-in-Chief* n. phrase1
Page 42 and 43: 142. comply vt. Act in accordance w
Page 44 and 45: 158. consistent [with]adj.Conformin
Page 46 and 47: 173. constitutionality n. Acting in
Page 48 and 49: 190. costs n. When used in plural i
Page 50 and 51: 205. defamation* n. The act of defa
Page 52 and 53: 220. derogate [from] vt. To lessen
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
Page 60 and 61: 292. executive n. In C, likely refe
Page 62 and 63: 307. fiscal adj. Relating to public
Page 64 and 65: {324. government, cooperativen.325.
Page 66 and 67: 338. impartial adj. Not favouring o
Page 68 and 69: 355. inhuman adj. Lacking normal hu
Page 70 and 71: 369. interpretation n. The act of e
Page 72 and 73: 389. lawful adj. Allowed by law; le
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
Page 88 and 89: 515. present adj. and v. (adj.) (Of
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
Page 110 and 111: 679. transition n. The process or p
Page 112 and 113: 698. verdict n. The decision of a c
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