DICTIONARY

WORDS/TERMS IN POLICE COMPLAINT & COURT FILES

WORD	MEANING
TEHRIR	Written Complaint
PANCHNAMA	A panchnama is a written record of events, observations, and evidence observed by an officer or investigator at the scene of a crime or a relevant location, attested to by at least two independent witnesses called 'Panchas'. It serves as a crucial piece of corroborative evidence in court, ensuring transparency and impartiality in the investigative process and safeguarding against allegations of tampering or misconduct by police
MHC(M)	Mohrrar Head Constable (Malkhana) [Who is responsible for Malkhana (Property Room) at Police station in India]
NAIB COURT	A term, particularly in the Delhi Police system, for a police constable assigned to a court to act as a liaison with local police stations and jail authorities. They help maintain records, deliver documents, and facilitate the flow of information between the police, the jail, and the courts

• ELOQUENT - fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
• VOUCH - assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience that something is true or accurately so .\described.
• CUT CORNERS - do something perfunctorily so as to save time and money
• PERFUNCTORILY - done without real interest, care or enthusiasm, as if out of duty or routine.

·      UNRAVEL - undo

·      PARANOIA - unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people or their actions

·      TORT: a civil wrong, not arising from a contract, that causes harm or loss to another person, leading to legal liability for the wrongdoer

 

·      CORRIGENDUM - a thing to be corrected, typically an error in a printed book

·      VENEREAL DISEASE - Sexually transmitted disease 

 

·      VIRULENT - extremely severe (disease or poison )

 

·      RESCIND - revoke , repeal, cancel

 

·      INDIGENT PERSON - someone who is extremely poor and lacks sufficient means to support themselves or pay for certain necessities, particularly court fees to file a lawsuit

 

·      RHETORIC - Persuasive usage of language (speaking or writing) ::     the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other  compositional  techniques.

 

·      GARNISHEE - a third party who is instructed by way of legal notice to surrender money to settle a debt or claim 

 

·      INCARCERATION : the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment

 

·      CONTRAVENES : to break a law or a rule

 

·      VITIATE -  spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of

 

·      PERVERSITY - a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way

 

·      INFIRM - physically or mentally weak 

 

·      INFRUCTUOUS : unnecessary / pointless

 

·      ABYSSAL: deep bed of ocean

 

·      SINISTER: [threatening] giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

 

·      DECREPITUDE: [weak, feeble, frail, fragile, infirm,] not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort.

 

·      REDUNDANT: [unnecessary] not or no longer needed or useful

 

·      ZEALOUSLY: with great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective

 

·      MISOGYNIST: women hater - a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women

 

·      ELOPE: run away secretly in order to get married

 

·      CONFLATE: combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one

 

·      DEMISE: a person's death

·      DILAPIDATED : (of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

 

·      INTER ALIA:  among other things 

 

·      MISNOMER: a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.

 

·      PLEA BARGAINING: an arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges.

 

·      PROCLAMATION: a public or official announcement dealing with a matter of great importance

 

·      RATIO DECIDENDI: Ratio decidendi of a judgment may be defined as the principles of law formulated by the Judge for the purpose of deciding the problem before him

 

·      OBITER DICTA: obiter dicta means observations made by the Judge, but are not essential for the decision reached.

 

·      SUPPRESSIO VERI: suppression of the truth

 

·      SUGGESTIO FALSI: Suggestion of deceit

 

·      ESTOPPEL: a legal principle that prevents someone from arguing something or asserting a right that contradicts what they previously said or agreed to by law

 

·      REDEMPTION: (Recovery) the right to regain ownership of property by freeing it from a debt, charge, or lien (as by paying to the creditor what is due to release the secured property) specifically : a mortgagor's statutory right to redeem after a judicial foreclosure and sale.

 

·      REPUDIATION: Rejection of a proposal or idea

 

·      ABEYANCE: suspension

 

·      LEWD: crude and offensive in a sexual way

 

·      DECEIT: the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth

 

·      REMORSE: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.

 

·      UNSCRUPULOUS: having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

 

·      FLAGRANT: of an action considered wrong or immoral

 

·      IMPUDENT: not showing due respect for another person

 

·      IMPERTINENT: rude

 

 

·      GOSHWARA NUMBER: number to find case files in record room

 

·      COMPOUNDABLE OFFENCES : Compoundable offences are those that can be compromised

 

·      OUSTER: ejection from a property, especially wrongful ejection; deprivation of an inheritance. 

 

·      CODICIL- an addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or a part of one 

 

·      PLAUSIBLE - reasonable [(of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable]

 

·      DISENTITLE - deprive 

 

·      FEND OFF (verb) - as in to repel (repel, resist, repulse)

 

·      EXTEMPORANEOUS - spoken or done without preparation. (impromptu, improvisational, spontaneous)

 

·      ATTIC : a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a Building (loft, garret)

 

·      PURPORT :  appear or claim to be or do something, especially falsely.( profess, claim, pretend)

 

·      ASPERSION : unfair criticism or false accusation meant to damage another's reputation (criticism, insult, insinuation)

 

·      FEALTY : adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty , (loyalty, commitment)

 

·      VISAGE : facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling (expression, look, face)

 

·      NONPLUS : surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react. (confused, bewildered, bemused)

 

·      TOMFOOLERY : wildly playful or mischievous behaviour (joking, silliness, stupidity)

 

·      OTIOSE : serving no practical purpose or result.( useless, in vain)