English Explanatory Dictionary

panchnama

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A record of witness testimony, usually prepared by the police, during the investigation of a crime or after a death.

Word forms

panchnama panchnamas punchnama

Etymology

From Hindi पंचनामा (pañcnāmā, literally “five-document”), originally in reference to the five witnesses required by law.

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