I think its time to have at least one really difficult blog post. I’m sure by now someone Thai has asked you a legal question, and you felt entirely inept at not knowing a single legal term in Thai. Well, I’m hear to list it all out in an easily memorizable list.<\/p>\n
Before anything even goes to court, there are a few words you’ll first encounter. You may have noticed I included ‘bribe’ in the list. In Thai culture, its considered normal to bribe the police (\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e19\u0e1a\u0e19<\/strong>) \u2013 and in fact its a common joke that accepting bribes is one of only two things a Thai police officer is capable of. The other is blocking off roads (\u0e1b\u0e34\u0e14\u0e16\u0e19\u0e19<\/strong>) and causing major traffic to let rich and powerful characters zip around the city.<\/p>\n vocabulary (\u0e04\u0e33\u0e28\u0e31\u0e1e\u0e17\u0e4c):<\/p>\n \u0e01\u0e0e\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0law<\/p>\n \u0e16\u0e39\u0e01\u0e01\u0e0e\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 legal<\/p>\n \u0e1c\u0e34\u0e14\u0e01\u0e0e\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 illegal<\/p>\n \u0e15\u0e32\u0e21\u0e01\u0e0e\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 to stay within the law<\/p>\n \u0e2a\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0d\u0e32 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0legal contract, promise<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e39\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e0d\u0e0d\u0e32 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 mutual parties to a legal contract<\/p>\n \u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u0e04\u0e49\u0e19 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0search warrant (to search is \u0e04\u0e49\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e32)<\/p>\n \u0e2b\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22\u0e08\u0e31\u0e1a \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0an arrest warrant<\/p>\n \u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e42\u0e17\u0e29\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e35\u0e04\u0e14\u0e35 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0fugitive from justice<\/p>\n \u0e15\u0e33\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0police<\/p>\n \u0e08\u0e40\u0e23\u0e15\u0e33\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0police inspector<\/p>\n \u0e19\u0e31\u0e01\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e1a \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0detective<\/p>\n \u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e01\u0e10\u0e32\u0e19 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0evidence<\/p>\n \u0e01\u0e25\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19\u0e41\u0e01\u0e25\u0e49\u0e07 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 to frame (for a crime), libel, slander<\/p>\n \u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e23\u0e27\u0e08\u0e2a\u0e16\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e40\u0e01\u0e34\u0e14\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e15\u0e38 \u00a0 crime scene investigation<\/p>\n \u0e16\u0e39\u0e01\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0charged with a crime<\/p>\n \u0e16\u0e39\u0e01\u0e08\u0e31\u0e1a \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 caught (as by the police)<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e48\u0e32\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 fine<\/p>\n \u0e2a\u0e34\u0e19\u0e1a\u0e19 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0bribe<\/p>\n \u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e19\u0e1a\u0e19 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0give a bribe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I think its time to have at least one really difficult blog post. I’m sure by now someone Thai has asked you a legal question, and you felt entirely inept at not knowing a single legal term in Thai. Well, I’m hear to list it all out in an easily memorizable list. Before anything even…<\/p>\n