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Legal Glossary
The Legal Terms Nepali Firms Actually Use
28 verified definitions covering court procedure, billing, compliance, and practice management — featuring authentic Nepali legal terminology and actionable practice notes for growing firms.
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2 termsDocumentsनेपाली: शपथपत्र
Affidavit (Shapath Patra)
A written statement of fact sworn before an authorized officer, admissible as evidence where the law permits.
B
2 termsBilling & FinanceTool Available
Billable Hour
One hour of attorney work charged to a client matter. Capturing every billable minute — calls, drafts, hearings — is the foundation of firm revenue.
Court & Procedureनेपाली: बहस
Bahas (Pleading)
Oral argument before the bench — the advocate's presentation of facts, evidence, and law in support of the client's case.
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4 termsComplianceTool Available
Conflict Check
The mandatory search, before accepting any engagement, for relationships that would bar the firm from acting — opposing parties, former clients, personal interests.
Compliance
Client Confidentiality
The advocate's duty to protect all client information — identity, documents, strategy — from disclosure without consent.
Practice Management
Client Intake
The process of onboarding a new client: details, conflict check, engagement terms, fee agreement, and opening file.
Practice Management
Case Diary
The chronological record of everything that happens on a matter — filings, hearings, calls, advice, and next steps.
D
1 termDocuments
Demand Letter
A pre-suit letter demanding payment or performance, warning of legal action if the recipient defaults.
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2 termsBilling & Financeनेपाली: इ-टीडीएस
eTDS
Electronic Tax Deducted at Source — the IRD's electronic format for withholding returns, reporting PAN-wise how much tax was withheld and deposited.
Documents
E-Signature
An electronic signing of agreements, fee notes, and client documents with legal validity equivalent to ink where the law recognizes it.
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2 termsCourt & Procedureनेपाली: फिरादTool Available
Firad (Plaint)
The plaintiff's written complaint starting a civil case: parties, facts, cause of action, and the relief claimed, filed with court fees.
Court & Procedureनेपाली: फैसला
Faisala (Judgment)
The court's final decision on the matters in issue, with reasons. The faisala starts the clock for appeal and execution.
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2 termsDocuments
Legal Notice
A formal written demand sent before litigation — stating the claim, the relief sought, and a deadline — often a legal prerequisite to filing.
Practice Managementनेपाली: हदम्यादTool Available
Limitation Period (Had Myad)
The statutory deadline for filing a case or appeal. Rights filed after the myad expires are time-barred, however strong the merits.
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2 termsCourt & Procedureनेपाली: मुद्दा
Muddha (Case)
A legal case or dispute before a court or quasi-judicial body — the matter to which hearings, evidence, and orders attach.
Practice Management
Matter
A single unit of legal work — one case, transaction, or advisory engagement — with its own client, deadlines, documents, and bills.
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2 termsComplianceनेपाली: नेपाल बार काउन्सिल
Nepal Bar Council
The statutory body regulating advocates in Nepal — licensing, discipline, and professional conduct.
Practice Management
Non-Billable Work
Attorney time that can't be charged — admin, marketing, training, and business development. Necessary, but it must stay a minority of hours.
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2 termsCourt & Procedureनेपाली: पुनरावेदनTool Available
Punaraabedan (Appeal)
A petition to a higher court to review and set aside or modify a lower court's decision, filed within the limitation period.
Documentsनेपाली: अख्तियारनामा
Power of Attorney
A deed authorizing another person to act legally on the executant's behalf — for property, court matters, or business — within defined limits.
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2 termsBilling & Finance
Retainer
Advance money a client deposits before work begins, held in trust and drawn down as fees are earned. Unused balances are refundable.
Billing & Finance
Realization Rate
The share of worked (or billed) value actually collected, expressed as a percentage. The single number that predicts firm health.
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3 termsBilling & Finance
Trust Account
A segregated bank account holding client funds — retainers, settlements, court deposits — strictly separated from the firm's operating money.
Billing & Finance
Three-Way Reconciliation
The monthly check that trust bank balance, trust ledger, and individual client balances all agree with each other.
Court & Procedureनेपाली: तारेखTool Available
Tareek (Hearing Date)
The next date fixed by the court for a hearing or proceeding. Missing a tareek can stall a case or invite adverse orders.
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2 termsBilling & Financeनेपाली: मूल्य अभिवृद्धि कर विजकTool Available
VAT Invoice
A tax invoice for legal services charging 13% VAT, showing the firm's PAN, invoice number, taxable value, and VAT amount separately.
Court & Procedureनेपाली: वकालतनामा
Vakalatnama
The written authorization by which a client appoints an advocate to appear, plead, and act on their behalf before a court or authority.
Curated Practice Domains
Five Groups, One Practical Vocabulary
Most legal terminology questions land in one of these five practice areas. The Court & Procedure collection specifically addresses unique Nepali judicial conventions.
7 terms
Billing & Finance
How Nepali firms track time, bill, and get paid in NPR.
Sample Terms:
Billable HourRetainerTrust Account
7 terms
Court & Procedure
Hearings, filings, and stages of a Nepali case.
Sample Terms:
Tareek (Hearing Date)VakalatnamaFirad (Plaint)
4 terms
Compliance
Bar rules, conflicts, and audit-ready records.
Sample Terms:
Nepal Bar CouncilConflict CheckClient Confidentiality
5 terms
Documents
The deeds, notices, and letters firms draft daily.
Sample Terms:
Power of AttorneyAffidavit (Shapath Patra)Legal Notice
5 terms
Practice Management
Matters, intake, deadlines, and firm metrics.
Sample Terms:
MatterClient IntakeLimitation Period (Had Myad)
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