ชอบธรรม
chôp tam
Meanings
1NounB2
just; legitimate; lawful; rightful
In accordance with justice, reason, or law; fair and legally or rightfully valid.
Examples
ศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit house3royal court; court of a monarchตัดสินdtàt-sĭnตัดสินdtàt-sĭn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเจ้าของที่ดินjâo kŏng têe dinเจ้าของที่ดินjâo kŏng têe dinlandownerชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]คดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police caseอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ชอบธรรมchôp tamชอบธรรมchôp tam1just; legitimate; lawful; rightful2righteous; morally justifiedเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเอกสารสิทธิ์èk-gà-săan sìtเอกสารสิทธิ์èk-gà-săan sìttitle deed; document of titleครบถ้วนkróp tûuanครบถ้วนkróp tûuan1complete; comprehensive; entire2completely; in full; in entirety
The court ruled that the landowner won the case legitimately because he had complete title documents.
2NounC1
righteous; morally justified
Conforming to moral rightness; ethically justified or blameless.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèt1[to] refuse; decline2[to] deny3[to] rejectเงินสินบนngern sĭn bonเงินสินบนngern sĭn bonbribe money; monetary bribeเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ชอบธรรมchôp tamชอบธรรมchôp tam1just; legitimate; lawful; rightful2righteous; morally justified
He refused a bribe because he wants to work ethically and blamelessly.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เที่ยงธรรมtîiang tamเที่ยงธรรมtîiang tamfair; impartial; just
fair; impartial; just
ยุติธรรมyút-dtì-tamยุติธรรมyút-dtì-tam1justice; fairness2fair; just
- justice; fairness
- fair; just
ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)
- [to] like; be fond of
- tend to; usually
- be proper; be fitting (formal)
เป็นธรรมbpen tamเป็นธรรมbpen tam1fair; just2rightly; fairly
- fair; just
- rightly; fairly
Word Breakdown
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ชอบธรรมchôp tamชอบธรรมchôp tamjust; legitimate; lawful; rightful