Adalat

Examples

• All

• She was summoned to the Adalat to testify about the incident.

• A special Adalat was set up to handle cases related to land rights in the region.

• The Adalat is fair.

• Don't forget the Adalat!

• During the proceedings in the adalat, the judge listened carefully to both sides of the case.

• The adalat was set to decide on the land dispute between the two neighbors.

• Many citizens attended the adalat to witness the legal arguments presented by the lawyers.

Synonyms

C

court

vsAdalat

• Formal

∞ 1.4

A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases

is used mainly in South Asian contexts for formal legal hearings

L

law court

vsAdalat

5 3.1

A place where a judge hears cases and gives decisions

is the South Asian name for a similar formal legal body

A

administrative hearing

vsAdalat

• Formal

2 6.9

A meeting outside court where an official listens to both sides and decides a dispute with a government office

is the ordinary judicial form in South Asia rather than an outside official procedure

A

assizes

vsAdalat

• Archaic

1 9.9

Regular criminal courts held in English counties before 1971

is used in South Asia for ordinary legal hearings, not for these historic English sessions

C

court of assize

vsAdalat

• Archaic

9.9

A former county court in England and Wales for serious criminal cases

is a general South Asian legal hearing, not this specific historic English institution

Surface Forms

Etymology