Japti, Japtī: 4 definitions
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Japti means something in Marathi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
japtī (जप्ती).—f ( A) Seizure, sequestration, attachment.
japtī (जप्ती).—f Seizure, attachment, sequestra- tion.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Japti (ಜಪ್ತಿ):—[noun] (law.) a taking of property into the custody and holding to prevent it from being sold until debts or obligations are cleared; attachment; ಜಪ್ತಿ ಮಾಡು [japti madu] japti māḍu (law.) to take another’s property into one’s custody and to hold to prevent it from being sold until debts or obligations are cleared; to attach.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Japti (ஜப்தி) noun < Arabic zabti.
1. (Legal term) Seizure, distraint, attachment; நியாயஸ்தலத் தார் கடன் முதலியவற்றுக்காக ஒருவனது சொத்தைக் கைப்பற்றுகை. [niyayasthalath thar kadan muthaliyavarrukkaga oruvanathu sothaig kaipparrugai.] Mod.
2. (Legal term) Forfeiture; confiscation; அதிகாரவருக்கத்தார் ஒருவனது சொத் துக்களைக் கைப்பற்றிக் கொள்ளுகை. எவனாவது வராதேபோனால் அவனுடைய பொருளெல்லாம் ஜப்தி செய்யப்பட்டு . . . அவன் புறம்பாக்கப்படுவான் [athigaravarukkathar oruvanathu soth thukkalaig kaipparrig kollugai. evanavathu varatheponal avanudaiya porulellam japthi seyyappattu . . . avan purambakkappaduvan] (விவிலியநூல் எஸ்றா. [viviliyanul esra.] 10, 8).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Japtidara, Japtiparkastu.
Full-text: Kaccijapti, Japtiparkastu, Utanjapti, Sapti, Japtu, Japht, Japhti, Japtidara, Japta, Caputti.
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