ศาลชั้นต้น(săan chán dtôn)
Meanings
1NounC1
trial court; court of first instance
the court that first hears a case, before any appeal
Examples
คดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police caseนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naa1[to] consider; examine; deliberate2[to] adjudicate; rule onในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ศาลชั้นต้นsăan chán dtônศาลชั้นต้นsăan chán dtôn1trial court; court of first instance2first-instance tier (judicial level)สัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâaสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa1next week2next week (time expression)
This case will begin its trial in the court of first instance next week.
2NounC1
first-instance tier (judicial level)
the level of courts that hear cases first, as a group (e.g., provincial, municipal, juvenile and family courts)
Examples
ศาลจังหวัดsăan jang-wàtศาลจังหวัดsăan jang-wàtprovincial court (Thailand)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit house3royal court; court of a monarchแขวงkwăengแขวงkwăeng1subdistrict (Bangkok); ward2department field division; area office3quarter; locality (literary/dated)จัดเป็นjàt bpenจัดเป็นjàt bpen[to] be regarded as; be considered; count as; constituteประเภทหนึ่งbprà-pêht nèungประเภทหนึ่งbprà-pêht nèunga kind; a typeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsศาลชั้นต้นsăan chán dtônศาลชั้นต้นsăan chán dtôn1trial court; court of first instance2first-instance tier (judicial level)
Provincial courts and district courts are classified as types of courts of first instance.
Word Breakdown
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ศาลชั้นต้นsăan chán dtônศาลชั้นต้นsăan chán dtôntrial court; court of first instance