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Day 90 - Basic Legal and Governmental Terms
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Vocabulary of the day
dómstóll (court)
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lög (law)
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kosning (election)
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ríkisstjórn (government)
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Stjórnarskrá (constitution)
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lýðræði (democracy)
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borgari (citizen)
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löggjöf (legislation)
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Alþingi (parliament)
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forseti (president)
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dómari (judge)
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réttindi (rights)
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skylda (duty)
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stefna (policy)
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Þing (Alþingi Íslendinga in the context of the Icelandic parliament specifically, or simply "senatið" when referring to the concept of a senate) (senate)
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þing (congress)
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fulltrúi (representative)
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þingmaður (senator)
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vald (authority)
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réttlæti (justice)
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löglegt (legal)
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atkvæði (vote)
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frumvarp (bill)
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framkvæmdarvald (executive)
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dómnefnd (jury)
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dómur (verdict)
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Stjórnarskrá (constitution)
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breytingartillaga (amendment)
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borgaralegur (civic)
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Borgarstjóri (mayor)
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ráð (council)
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landstjóri (governor)
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diplómatík (diplomacy)
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Sendiráð (embassy)
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vegabréf (visa)
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Vegabréf (passport)
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Stjórnsýsla (bureaucracy)
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borgarþjónusta (civil service)
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reglugerð (regulation)
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lög (statute)
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samningur (treaty)
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frambjóðandi (candidate)
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atkvæðaseðill (ballot)
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kosningabaráttu (campaign)
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meirihluti (majority)
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minnihluti (minority)
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stjórnmálaflokkur (political party)
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umræða (debate)
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kosningaréttur (suffrage)
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löggjafi (legislator)
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veto -> neitunarvald (veto)
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Afsögn (impeachment)
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