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Level B2
Courts & Legal System
10 words · ~15 min
Grammar focus
Legal Arabic register and formal case constructions used in court proceedings
Cultural note
Islamic law (الشريعة) has historically influenced legal systems across the Arab world, often coexisting with civil law traditions.
Lesson overview
Courts & Legal System is a level B2 lesson of 10 words: 10 nouns. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Rhetorical Devices (B2)
- Leads to: Crime & Justice (B2)
- Previous lesson: Public Opinion & Propaganda (B2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
مَحْكَمَة maḥkama | court / tribunal | noun | ح-ك-م |
صِيَاغَة ṣiyāgha | drafting / formulation (legal) | noun | ص-و-غ |
مُحَامٍ muḥāmin | lawyer / attorney | noun | ح-م-ي |
قَاضٍ qāḍin | judge | noun | ق-ض-ي |
قَضِيَّة qaḍiyya | case / lawsuit / issue | noun | ق-ض-ي |
شَهَادَة shahāda | testimony / certificate | noun | ش-ه-د |
بَرَاءة barāʾa | innocence / acquittal | noun | ب-ر-أ |
إِدَانَة idāna | conviction / condemnation | noun | د-ي-ن |
تَشْرِيع tashrīʿ | legislation | noun | ش-ر-ع |
جَرِيمَة jarīma | crime | noun | ج-ر-م |
Themes these words belong to: Law Economics (10)
Sample word cards
مَحْكَمَة
maḥkama
court / tribunal
صِيَاغَة
ṣiyāgha
drafting / formulation (legal)
مُحَامٍ
muḥāmin
lawyer / attorney
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