pira

pīra

1. (loan) (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to appeal (legal).

Kua pīratia e te komiti tēnei take ki te Kōti Nui o Ingarangi (TP 1/6/1901:10). / This matter has been appealed at the Supreme Court in England.

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2. (loan) (noun) appeal (legal).

Ki te takoto he pīra, heoi mā te Kōti Whenua Māori e whakawā taua tono (TJ 26/10/1899:10). / If there is an appeal laid, it will be up to Māori Land Court to judge that request.

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pīra

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to peel, slice.

Ka tīmata ia ki te pīra riki ki roto i te parai, ka mea atu he hinu me ngā toenga kai. Hihī mai ana ngā kai i runga i te tō (TAH 52:8). / She began to slice the onions into the frying pan and added the dripping and the leftovers. The food was sizzling on the stove.

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Synonyms: waru, hiako, hohore, hore, peha, pīhore, tahitahi, hihore, hīhorehore, waruwaru, tīhore

1. (loan) (noun) bill (parliamentary, financial, legal).

Ka rua kōrerotanga o Te Pira Pōti, ā he roa noa atu ngā kōrero a ngā mema mō taua pira (TW 7/9/1878:442). / The Electoral Bill has passed its second reading, after a long debate.

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