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- noun India A
representative , especially of a political figure; an official orambassador .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The most important proviso in the Islamic nikah is the offer from the groom and the acceptance from the bride or her appointed 'vakil' and two witnesses to this contract.
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The most important proviso in the Islamic nikah is the offer from the groom and the acceptance from the bride or her appointed 'vakil' and two witnesses to this contract.
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The official news from British India, through the vakil, was that Calcutta deplored the untimely death of Wazir Jawaheer and trusted that his successor would have better luck — that was the sense of it, along with a pious hope that the Punjab would now settle down to a period of tranquillity under Maharaja Dalip, the only ruler whom the British power was prepared to recognise.
Flashman and the Mountain of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990
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The official news from British India, through the vakil, was that Calcutta deplored the untimely death of Wazir Jawaheer and trusted that his successor would have better luck - that was the sense of it, along with a pious hope that the Punjab would now settle down to a period of tranquillity under Maharaja Dalip, the only ruler whom the British power was prepared to recognise.
Flashman And The Mountain Of Light Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1990
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"Phir yahaan ka ek vakil karke dijiye (Then appoint me a lawyer from here)," Kasab had said.
IBN Top Headlines 2009
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Aap chahte ho toh aapko sarkari vakil appoint karke de sakte hain.
The Times of India 2009
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Aap chahte ho toh aapko sarkari vakil appoint karke de sakte hain.
rediff.com 2009
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The Grand Ayatollah maintains two types of representatives: vakil al-'ahm (general representative) and vakil al-hasbiyah
Writings from the Middle East Forum and Middle East Quarterly. 2009
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