Appendix:Glossary of Tagalog legal terms

This glossary lists legal terms in Tagalog (or Filipino). While English is mostly preferred for use in courts, there are also numerous legal terms in Tagalog, with many terms from Spanish and several recent calques of English terms. This glossary is sorted using the older order, which still remains in common use by Tagalog dictionaries.

A

 * - lawyer; attorney
 * - absolved
 * - defendant
 * - allegation
 * - plea; appeal
 * - compromise
 * - assumption
 * - attorney

B

 * - to arraign
 * - martial law
 * - beneficiary

K

 * - negligence
 * - pardon
 * - copyright
 * - human rights
 * - accomplice
 * - case
 * - collateral
 * - court
 * - supreme court
 * - crime
 * - criminal
 * - confidentiality
 * - custody

D

 * - damages
 * - lawsuit
 * - defense
 * - verdict

E

 * - evidence

H

 * - reclusión perpetua
 * - sentence
 * - judge
 * - judicial court
 * - appellate court
 * - appellate court

L

 * - license
 * - litigation

M

 * - lower court
 * - to sue; to file a formal complaint
 * - to bail
 * - justice title
 * - private parts
 * - supreme court
 * - owner
 * - guilty
 * - minor
 * - motive
 * - fine

N

 * - defendant
 * - notary

O

 * - ordinance

P

 * - adultery
 * - grease payment
 * - arraignment
 * - guilt
 * - hearing
 * - separation
 * - trial
 * - embezzlement
 * - ownership
 * - theft
 * - murder
 * - contempt
 * - treason
 * - acquittal
 * - alibi
 * - forgery
 * - piracy
 * - responsibility
 * - defamation
 * - breaking and entering; break-in; burglary
 * - bribery
 * - rape
 * - rape
 * - extortion
 * - accusation
 * - penalty; punishment
 * - capital punishment
 * - death penalty
 * - nuisance
 * - petition
 * - public prosecutor
 * - bail
 * - plenary
 * - pornography
 * - prosecution
 * - proof

R

 * - complaint

S

 * - conspiracy
 * - constitution
 * - sedisyon
 * - sentence
 * - electric chair

T

 * - due process
 * - witness
 * - testimony
 * - title

W

 * - not guilty
 * - invalid; void