นิติภาวะ(ní-dtì-paa-wá)
Meanings
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legal capacity; legal majority
the legal status of a person or entity having capacity under the law to hold rights, assume duties, and perform juristic acts (e.g., enter contracts); for natural persons, usually attained at the age of majority
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)อายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2lifespan; service life3[to] be X years oldครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full termสิบแปดsìp bpàetสิบแปดsìp bpàeteighteen; 18ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิติภาวะní-dtì-paa-wáนิติภาวะní-dtì-paa-wálegal capacity; legal majorityและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveสัญญาเช่าsăn-yaa châoสัญญาเช่าsăn-yaa châo1lease; rental contract2lease agreement (document copy)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)
Upon turning eighteen, he has legal capacity and can sign a lease by himself.
Word Breakdown
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นิติภาวะní-dtì-paa-wáนิติภาวะní-dtì-paa-wálegal capacity; legal majority