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Family violence translations for interpreters

Translations of standard family violence terms

The documents below aim to assist people involved in court proceedings
who have English as a second language. They contain translations of standard
family violence terms. These translations should be used by interpreters in
proceedings involving family violence.

Arabic - Family violence translations [PDF, 216 KB]

Chinese (Simplified) - Family violence translations [PDF, 102 KB]

Chinese (Traditional) -Family violence translations [PDF, 154 KB]

Farsi - Family violence translations [PDF, 154 KB]

Hindi - Family violence translations [PDF, 185 KB]

Japanese - Family violence translations [PDF, 182 KB]

Korean - Family violence translations [PDF, 127 KB]

Kurdish - Family violence translations [PDF, 175 KB]

Punjabi - Family violence translations [PDF, 134 KB]

Samoan - Family violence translations [PDF, 96 KB]

Spanish - Family violence translations [PDF, 43 KB]

Thai - Family violence translations [PDF, 108 KB]

Tongan - Family violence translations [PDF, 98 KB]

Vietnamese - Family violence translations [PDF, 104 KB]

This page was last updated: 09th March 2020

 
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