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พระราชบัญญัติ

พระราชบัญญัติ

Thai

Alternative forms

  • (archaic): พระราชประหยัด

Noun

พระราชบัญญัติ (prá-râat-chá-ban-yàt)

  1. (law) act: law adopted by a national legislature. Abbreviation: พ.ร.บ. (pɔɔ-rɔɔ-bɔɔ).
  2. (archaic) any law or regulation issued by a monarch.
  3. (biblical) law or regulation made by the God.

Usage notes

  • As for the first sense, the term only refers to acts promulgated by a monarch, such as those enacted by the British parliament or Japanese diet. Regarding any other state than a monarchy, such as a republic, the term รัฐบัญญัติ (rát-tà-ban-yàt) is used.

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Proper noun

พระราชบัญญัติ (prá-râat-chá-ban-yàt)

  1. (Christianity) Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Old Testament.