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How to say to represent (a client) in court
in Thai
ว่าความ
wâa-kwaam
to represent (a client) in court
wâa fallingkwaam mid
ทนายว่าความ 'litigation lawyer'. Only Thai licensed lawyers may do it.
- Part of speech
- verb
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- formal
In a sentence
- รับว่าความคดีแพ่งráp wâa-kwaam ká-dii-pâaengto take on civil cases
From the same situation: Law and bureaucracy deep
- ร้องทุกข์to lodge a criminal complaint
- ใบแจ้งความpolice report (document)
- พนักงานสอบสวนinquiry officer (police investigator)
- สอบสวนto investigate, question
- ผู้เสียหายinjured party, victim (legal)
- ให้การto give a statement, testify
- คำให้การstatement, testimony
- อัยการpublic prosecutor
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