Pleading in Malayalam

Pleading as argument in a case is ന്യായവാദം (nyaayavaadam), built from nyaayam, justice, and vaadam, argument. Lawyers and newspapers use it for the reasoning put forward on someone's behalf.

Most common translation

ന്യായവാദം (nyaayavaadam)

Pleading, argument, pleading for justice.

അവൻ തന്റെ ന്യായവാദം ശാന്തമായി പറഞ്ഞു.

avan thante nyaayavaadam shaanthamaayi paranju.

He put forward his argument calmly.

All Malayalam words for “pleading”

ന്യായവാദം (nyaayavaadam) names the argument itself, whereas വാദി (vaadi) names the person making it, the plaintiff or petitioner.

Common questions

How do you say pleading in Malayalam?

ന്യായവാദം (nyaayavaadam), the argument or plea made in support of a case.

So vaadi is not the same as pleading?

No. വാദി (vaadi) is the one who pleads, so it comes out as plaintiff or petitioner rather than the pleading.