Defendant in Malayalam
In a Malayalam courtroom the defendant is the എതിര്കക്ഷി (ethirkakshi), literally the opposing party. The word splits neatly into ethir, meaning against, and kakshi, meaning party or side, which makes it easy to remember.
Most common translation
Defendant, the opposite party.
കോടതിയിൽ എതിർകക്ഷി ഹാജരായില്ല.
kodathiyil ethirkakshi haajaraayilla.
The opposite party did not appear in court.
Dictionary entry
- എതിര്കക്ഷി (ethirkakshi) — Defendant, the opposite party.
Only one option is listed, and it names whoever is on the other side of a case; it is legal register and nobody uses it outside that setting.
Common questions
How do you say defendant in Malayalam?
എതിര്കക്ഷി (ethirkakshi), meaning the opposite party in a case.
Does ethirkakshi mean the accused in a criminal trial?
It names the side answering the case, so it fits civil suits best; an accused person in a criminal court is referred to by a different term.