Category: LawPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

कानून

/kaanoon/Roman

English meaning: Law

Nepali Definition

(नेपाली)

कानून भनेको सरकारी प्राधिकरणद्वारा निर्मित र लागु गरिएको नियमहरूको प्रणाली हो। नेपालको कानुनी प्रणाली हिन्दू कानुन परम्परा, मुलुकी ऐन (राष्ट्रिय नागरिक संहिता) र समकालीन संवैधानिक कानुनको मिश्रण हो।

English Definition

A system of rules created and enforced by government authority. Nepal's legal system blends Hindu law tradition, the Muluki Ain (national civil code), and contemporary constitutional law.

Example

कानुनको शासन लोकतन्त्रको आधार हो।

In English: Rule of law is the foundation of democracy.

Synonyms

  • विधि
  • नियम

Antonyms / Opposites

  • अराजकता

Literary Heritage

कानुन सबैका लागि बराबर छ, धनी र गरिबलाई एउटै तराजुले तोल्छ।

/kānuna sabaika lāgi barābara cha, dhanī ra garibālāī euṭai tarājule tolcha./

Law is equal for all, weighing rich and poor on the same scale.

Balkrishna Sama · Playwright and Poet · 1902–1981

Mukunda Indira (play)

Mukunda Indira, Act 2 — dialogue on justice and equal treatment before the law

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नेपाली
Nepali
Script
Devanagari
Family
Indo-Aryan
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