LawMaori words

harakore
innocent
E tino whakapono ana ia he harakore ia i te hara.
he kōhuru
murder
I pūrongotia e te hunga pāpāho he kōhuru i te tāone inapō.
te tangata whakapae
the defendant
I tohe te rōia o te tangata whakapae kāore i nui ngā taunakitanga hei whakatau hara i a ia.
he mahi rūpahu
a forged work
I mauheretia ia mō te mahi rūpahu o ngā tuhinga whaimana.
he kaitohutohu
counsellor
He kaitohutohu pai e whakarongo āta ana ki ā rātou kiritaki.
he rōia
lawyer
I tono te rōia he whakatārewatanga.
ki te whakawa
to sue
I whakatau ia ki te whakawa i te kamupene mō te pana hē.
te ture ā-iwi
civil law
Kei te kapi i te ture ā-iwi ngā tautohetohe pērā i te rangatiratanga o ngā rawa me ngā take whānau.
te ahi kino
the arson fire
Kei te tūhuratia e te pirihimana te ahi kino i whakangaro i te whare putunga tawhito.
he kaiwhiu
prosecutor
I whakaatu te kaiwhiu i ngā taunakitanga kaha i te whakawakanga.
he roia whakapae
a defense attorney
Kua utua e au te roia whakapae pai rawa atu i te tāone.
te akiaki
compulsion
I kii te tangata whakapae i riro tana whāki mā te akiaki.
he pūtea taurewa
a loan
Ka taea e ngā kaipupuri moni e rapu ana i ngā hua teitei ake te whakaaro ki te haumi ki ngā pūtea taurewa.
he kaiwhakawā
judge
Ka whakapuaki te kaiwhakawā i te whiunga ki te kaihara i tēnei ahiahi.
ngā tamariki i te manaakitanga
children in care
He maha ngā wero ka pā ki ngā tamariki i te manaakitanga, ā, me aro nui, me manaaki hoki.
ki te whakaatu i te kōrero
to give evidence
E tekau ngā kaiwhakaatu e tūmanakohia ana ki te whakaatu i te kōrero i te whakawakanga i te rā nei.
he tāhae
robbery
I tukuna tonutia e ia te tāhae ki ngā mana whakahaere.
te here whare
house arrest
I whakawhiua ia ki te ono marama o te here whare.
kirimana
contract
I mua i te haina i te kirimana, tikina he rōia hei tirotiro māu.
ki te whakatutuki
to fulfill
Kei te āhua te tuhinga ki te whakatutuki i ngā paearu katoa.
he whakawakanga
legal proceeding
I tukuna e te kamupene he whakawakanga ki te kaimahi o mua mō te takahi kirimana.
he mokete
mortgage
Me tango e au he mokete ki te hoko whare.
he whakaaetanga
agreement
Ka mutu, kua tae ngā taha e rua ki tētahi whakaaetanga.
kua pāngia e te whakamānutanga
has gone bankrupt
I te tau kua hipa, kua pāngia e te whakamānutanga te kamupene.
te tukino tamariki
child abuse
He mea nui te aro ki ngā tohu o te tukino tamariki.
te ture taihara
criminal law
Kei te rerekē te ture taihara i te Hononga o Amerika i ia kawanatanga ki ia kawanatanga.
te kēhi
case
Kei te tūhura te pirihimana i te kēhi o te tamaiti ngaro.
he rūri
ruling
I whakarongo āta he rūri ki ngā taunakitanga katoa i mua i tā rātou whakatau.
he hara iti
a minor offense
I whakapaetia te taiohi ki te he hara iti mō te tūkino i te kura.
he murunga hara
an amnesty
I whakapuaki te perehitini i te murunga hara mō te hunga i takahi i ngā ture manene.
te mahi tūkino
the act of vandalism
He tokomaha te hunga i pouri mō te mahi tūkino i puta i te wā o te ahurei.
he kerēme
claim
I tukuna e te kamupene he kerēme mō ngā whara i muri i te aituā.
tāke
tax
He teitei ake te tāke i runga i ngā taonga papai i te tāke i runga i ngā taonga taketake.
he alipi
alibi
I hoatu e ia he alipi mō tana wāhi i te wā o te tāhae.
te kōti ture
the court of law
He kōti ture motuhake mō ngā take hara me te utu whakakorikori.
kia tū mōrearea
to be at risk
Kei te tū mōrearea tana mahi nā ngā raruraru pūtea a te kamupene.
pire utu
bill of costs
I muri i te whakawakanga, i whakaatu te pire utu he nui ake ngā whakapaunga i tā mātou i whakaaro ai.
he mauhere
prisoner
I whiua te mauhere ki te rima tau i te whare herehere mō te tahae.
hē
guilty
Ki ōu whakaaro ka kitea e te rūri te tangata whakapae he hē?
te kōrero teka i raro i te oati
giving false testimony under oath
I whiua ia ki te whare herehere mō ngā tau e rua mō te kōrero teka i raro i te oati.
kore ture
lawless
I noho kore ture te tāone i muri i te hinga o te kāwanatanga.
hei whakarapopototanga
in summary
Hei whakarapopototanga, i angitu te hui me te whakatutuki i ā mātou whāinga.
te pirau
corruption
Ko te pirau i roto i te kāwanatanga he take tino nui.
ture kore
illegal
I mauheretia ia mō te mau tarukino ture kore.
he tūhuratanga tono
a subpoena investigation
I whiwhi te kamupene i tētahi tūhuratanga tono ki te tuku i ngā pūkete pūtea.
he kohuru
murder
Kei te tūhura te kaitirotiro i tētahi kēhi kohuru.
ki te mauhere
to arrest
I mauheretia te wahine me ngā tāne e rua i te rā i muri mai i te pahūtanga.
taunakitanga
evidence
E whakapono ana te pirihimana ko ia te tāhae, engari e tohu ana ngā taunakitanga katoa ehara kē.
te whiu mate
the death penalty
Kei te tohe ētahi tāngata ka takahi te whiu mate i ngā motika tangata.
he whakatau kē
an alternative verdict
I ētahi wā, ka whakaae te kaiwhakawā kia whakaarohia he whakatau kē.
te tuku herehere
parole
I whakawhiwhia te herehere ki te tuku herehere i muri i te mahi i te haurua o tana whiu.
te whakatāmaru
neglect
I tukuna te kamupene ki te kōti mō te whakatāmaru i muri i te wharanga o tētahi kiritaki i runga i ō rātou papa.
pūtea herehere
bail money
I taea e ia te utu i te pūtea herehere, ā, i tukuna ia i te whare herehere.
ki te tuku whakawa
to file a lawsuit
I whakatau te kamupene ki te tuku whakawa ki te kaiwhakataetae mō te tahae i ā rātou whakaaro.
whakatoihara
prejudice
I tohutohungia te rūri kia waiho te whakatoihara i te wā e whakaaro ana mō te kēhi.
he whakatau
decision
I muri i te rongonga i te whakatau a te rūri, ka tangi, ka awhi tētahi ki tētahi ngā whanaunga o te kaihara.
ā-ture
legally
Kei te whakahaere ā-ture te kamupene i raro i ngā ture kua whakaritea e te kāwanatanga.
ki te piira
to appeal
Ka piira ia ki te whakatau a te kaiwhakawā.
he whakaeke
attack
I mauheretia te tangata e te pirihimana mō te whakaeke i muri i tana patu i tētahi tangata i te papa.
ki te whakaatu
to attest
I karangahia te kaititiro ki te whakaatu i ngā mea i kite ia i te wā o te huihuinga.
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