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Words: law and government
ቃላት፦ ሕግና መንግሥት
Name: ________________________Date: ______________
How it works
News reports, court cases and civics exams use formal words about laws, courts and elections. These words are rarely used in casual talk, but you need them to follow the news and to write about society.
የዜና ዘገባዎች፣ የፍርድ ቤት ጉዳዮችና የሥነ ዜጋ ፈተናዎች ስለ ሕግ፣ ስለ ፍርድ ቤትና ስለ ምርጫ መደበኛ ቃላትን ይጠቀማሉ። እነዚህ ቃላት በዕለት ተዕለት ጨዋታ ብዙም አይሰሙም፤ ነገር ግን ዜና ለመከታተልና ስለ ማኅበረሰብ ለመጻፍ ያስፈልጓችኋል።
Notice the word families: elect, election, elected; legislate, legislation; corrupt, corruption. Learning one word gives you two or three more.
የቃላት ቤተሰቦችን ልብ ይበሉ፦ elect፣ election፣ elected፤ legislate፣ legislation፤ corrupt፣ corruption። አንድ ቃል መማር ሁለት ሦስት ተጨማሪ ቃላትን ይሰጥዎታል።
Words
| legislationParliament passed new legislation to protect the rights of domestic workers. | ሕግ (በሕግ አውጪ አካል የሚወጣ)፣ ሕግ ማውጣት |
| verdictAfter two days of discussion, the court reached a verdict of not guilty. | ብይን (የፍርድ ቤት የመጨረሻ ውሳኔ) |
| constitutionThe constitution guarantees freedom of expression for every citizen. | ሕገ መንግሥት |
| appealHis lawyer said they would file an appeal with the Federal Supreme Court. | ይግባኝ (በውሳኔ ላይ ለከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት ማመልከት) |
| electionMillions of voters queued for hours on the day of the national election. | ምርጫ (የመንግሥት ተወካዮችን መምረጥ) |
| corruptionThe new commission was set up to investigate corruption in public offices. | ሙስና |
| defendantThe defendant denied all the charges against him. | ተከሳሽ |
| testimonyThe witness's testimony changed the direction of the whole case. | ምስክርነት |
| amendmentThe opposition proposed an amendment to the new tax law. | ማሻሻያ (በሕግ ወይም በሰነድ ላይ የሚደረግ ለውጥ) |
| ballotVoters folded their ballots and placed them in the sealed box. | የድምፅ መስጫ ወረቀት፣ በሚስጥር ድምፅ መስጠት |
| accountabilityCitizens are demanding more transparency and accountability from local government. | ተጠያቂነት |
| jurisdictionThe regional court said the case was outside its jurisdiction. | የዳኝነት ሥልጣን (አንድ አካል የመወሰን ሥልጣን ያለበት ክልል) |
| parliamentThe budget must be approved by parliament before the new fiscal year begins. | ፓርላማ (የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት) |
| human rightsThe report calls on all parties to respect human rights during the conflict. | ሰብዓዊ መብቶች |
| briberyTwo officials were arrested on charges of bribery and fraud. | ጉቦ መስጠትና መቀበል |
Exercises
The person accused of a crime in court is the …
በፍርድ ቤት በወንጀል የተከሰሰው ሰው …
- ☐ a) verdict
- ☐ b) witness
- ☐ c) defendant
The highest law of a country, which other laws must follow, is the …
ሌሎች ሕጎች ሊከተሉት የሚገባ የአንድ አገር የበላይ ሕግ …
- ☐ a) ballot
- ☐ b) amendment
- ☐ c) constitution
The court decided he was guilty, but he asked a higher court to look at the case again. He made …
ፍርድ ቤቱ ጥፋተኛ ነው ብሎ ወሰነ፤ እርሱ ግን ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት ጉዳዩን እንደገና እንዲያየው ጠየቀ። ያቀረበው …
- ☐ a) a testimony
- ☐ b) an election
- ☐ c) an appeal
Which word means "giving money to an official so that they break the rules for you"?
"ደንብ እንዲጥስልህ ለባለሥልጣን ገንዘብ መስጠት" ማለት የትኛው ቃል ነው?
- ☐ a) accountability
- ☐ b) bribery
- ☐ c) legislation
After hearing all the evidence, the judge announced the _______________.
ዳኛው ማስረጃዎቹን በሙሉ ከሰሙ በኋላ ብይኑን አሳወቁ።
Members of _______________ debated the new law for three days.
የፓርላማ አባላት በአዲሱ ሕግ ላይ ለሦስት ቀናት ተከራከሩ።
mustfightcorruption.Thegovernment
መንግሥት ሙስናን መዋጋት አለበት።
- 1. testimony → ___
- 2. accountability → ___
- 3. human rights → ___
- 4. ballot → ___
- a) ተጠያቂነት
- b) ሰብዓዊ መብቶች
- c) የድምፅ መስጫ ወረቀት
- d) ምስክርነት
Answer key
- c) defendant
- c) constitution
- c) an appeal
- b) bribery
- verdict
- parliament / Parliament
- The government must fight corruption.
- 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c
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