Upravno

Upravno is an adjective used in several South Slavic languages, most notably Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian, to denote something related to administration or governance. In English, the term is typically rendered as administrative. It appears in legal and bureaucratic contexts to modify nouns that pertain to public administration, such as laws, bodies, or procedures.

In Slovenian usage, upravno is a central part of legal vocabulary. For example, Upravno sodišče refers to the Administrative Court, and Upravno pravo denotes Administrative Law. In other languages of the region, the same root uprav- appears in related compounds referring to administration and regulatory matters, with language-specific forms and terminology.

Etymology-wise, upravno is derived from the noun uprava, meaning administration or governance, with an adjectival suffix common to Slavic languages. This formation yields an adjective that expresses relation to administration and is used across legal, governmental, and bureaucratic discourse.

See also: Administrative law; Public administration; Administrative court.