Royal Institute Dictionary

[1][2] It has also frequently been used by the courts in interpreting the general meanings of the words in dispute, although the RIT has issued a statement that the dictionary is not intended to produce legal effect concerning cases.

The applicant argued that they could be considered a female, since they had undergone gender reassignment, having their sexual organ removed and having breasts augmented, etc.

The Election Commission and the Senate jointly complained before the Constitutional Court that Samak worked for a private commercial business while in office.

The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, Buddhist Era 2550 (2007), prohibits a public officer from being an employee of any person, especially a commercial business.

Samak argued that he had not been paid for hosting two cookery shows in question, Tasting and Grumbling and All Set at 6 am, and could not be regarded as an employee under the Civil and Commercial Code or the law on labour.

The 1982 edition of the RID was first published in 1982, in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the establishment of Bangkok as the capital of Thailand by King Rama I.

In 1976, prime minister Tanin Kraivixien ordered a revision of RID 1950, as part of an increased effort to promote knowledge of the standard language among Thai citizens.

The motion to have the RIT finally produce an "unabridged dictionary" was presented by Tanin at the cabinet meeting of 28 December 1976 and was accepted.

In 1996, in collaboration with National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), the RID 1982 was also produced in a limited edition CD-ROM version to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Twelve-thousand discs were made, of which 8,000 were distributed to educational institutions throughout the country, and the remainder were given away to interested persons upon request.