โจทก์

jòht

Meanings

1NounB2

plaintiff

the party who brings a civil lawsuit against another party in court

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police caseแพ่งpâengแพ่งpâeng1civil (law)2civil law (domain)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)โจทก์jòhtโจทก์jòht1plaintiff2prosecution (in criminal case)ยื่นฟ้องyêun fóngยื่นฟ้องyêun fóng[to] file a lawsuit; [to] sueเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameค่าเสียหายkâa sĭia hăaiค่าเสียหายkâa sĭia hăai1damages; compensation2cost of damageจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)จำเลยjam loeiจำเลยjam loeidefendant (esp. in criminal cases)
In this civil case, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit to claim damages from the defendant.
2NounC1

prosecution (in criminal case)

the accusing party in a criminal case; the state or prosecutor (legal usage)

Examples

คดีอาญาká-dee aa-yaaคดีอาญาká-dee aa-yaacriminal caseนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)โจทก์jòhtโจทก์jòht1plaintiff2prosecution (in criminal case)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectพนักงานอัยการpá-nák-ngaan ai-yá-gaanพนักงานอัยการpá-nák-ngaan ai-yá-gaanpublic prosecutorที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยื่นฟ้องyêun fóngยื่นฟ้องyêun fóng[to] file a lawsuit; [to] sueจำเลยjam loeiจำเลยjam loeidefendant (esp. in criminal cases)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit house3royal court; court of a monarch
In this criminal case, the prosecutor is the plaintiff who files charges against the defendant in court.

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