English-somali Legal Dictionary

English-Somali dictionary gives the meaning of the English legal terms in Somali. It would help anyone who wants to find equivalent Somali terms for the English legal terms. It also includes about court procedures and what to expect from different stages of the court proceedings. Most of the words have two or more equivalent words in Somali with detail information. Some words have additional information that is helpful to the reader. In some case, at the end of the words are included related words suggested to the reader and understand as well.

The author, Abdi Guled Elmi, was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. He has completed his secondary school education in Somalia and studied in the Somali language. He then started working as a freelance writer and later as an editor for the Somali National Newspaper "Xiddigta Oktoobar" until the beginning of the civil war in Somalia in 1991.Mr. Elmi studied and received an undergraduate degree in accounting from the Somali Institute of Development and Management (SIDAM) and earned his graduate degree in Health and Human Services Administration from St. Mary's University in Minnesota. Mr. Elmi became the first court certified Somali interpreter in Minnesota and the nation in 2009. He now holds certification from several states including Oregon, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Kentucky. Mr. Elmi is also a translator and interpreter contractor for the Language Services of the United States Department of State. Mr. Elmi has more than 25 years of combined experience in interpreting, translating, and an exceptional understanding of the teaching of the Middle East & East African cultures.Mr. Elmi is also a certified language tester. He is also a member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT).