EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to try (in court); to put on trial...
to have something rented out...
to have someone act as a godparent...
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/li-TI-sin/
FIL: Isailalim sa pormal na paglilitis sa hukuman.
EN: to try (in court); to put on trial
This is the action verb for 'litis'. It's what the court does to a suspect. To be 'lilitisin' means you're going to face the judge and the legal system. It's the legal version of being put in the hot seat. 'Huwag kang gumawa ng masama kung ayaw mong litisin sa korte.'
Mula sa 'litis'.
ROOT MEANING: trial; hearing (in court)
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🇵🇭 Ang akusado ay lilitisin sa susunod na buwan.
🇺🇸 The accused will be put on trial next month.
🇵🇭 Nagpasya ang piskal na litisin ang suspek batay sa ebidensya.
🇺🇸 The fiscal decided to try the suspect based on the evidence.
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