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Jutjat de Primera Instancia

English translation: Court of first instance

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Catalan term or phrase:Jutjat de Primera Instancia
English translation:Court of first instance
Entered by: margaret caulfield

23:11 Mar 4, 2010
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
Catalan term or phrase: Jutjat de Primera Instancia
Jutjat de Primera Instancia (pone en el sello del documento)
Nina Breebaart
Netherlands
Local time: 06:36
Court of first instance (in this order)
Explanation:
I've never heard of a "First instance Court". I've always heard this said in this order.
Selected response from:

margaret caulfield
Local time: 06:36
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Court of first instance (in this order)
margaret caulfield
4 +4First instance court
Daniel Frisano
4lower court
Montse Ballesteros
4 -1First Instance Judge
eski


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
First instance court


Explanation:
legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Court+of+first+instance
etc.

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-03-04 23:15:12 GMT)
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Also "court of first instance" ... same thing

Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 06:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Patrício: http://www.google.pt/search?hl=pt-PT&source=hp&q=first insta...
4 mins
agree  philgoddard: Yes, it can be either.
17 mins
agree  Ross Andrew Parker
11 hrs
agree  Etienne Muylle Wallace: it depends on the country for which it has to beused. In general the Court of First Instance is the most used. ( See Le Docte
11 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Court of first instance (in this order)


Explanation:
I've never heard of a "First instance Court". I've always heard this said in this order.

margaret caulfield
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, franglish.
agree  Ross Andrew Parker: Yes -- in capitals
11 hrs
  -> Right! Thank you.
agree  Natalia Pedrosa (X)
11 hrs
  -> Gracias, Natalia.
agree  Tony Isaac
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tony.
agree  Jeanne Zang
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jeanne.
agree  Trujaman
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Trujaman.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
First Instance Judge


Explanation:
Consider.

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Note added at 8 mins (2010-03-04 23:20:37 GMT)
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de F Levon-Guérin - 1998
the first-instance judge would be able, on his own initiative or at the request of the parties, to cancel immediate execution on the basis of ...
www.springerlink.com/index/EM43W5V44W7M3W5M.pdf
Justice Jacob Wit - Caribbean Court of Justice - [ Traducir esta página ]This Court consists of two Courts of First Instance (Netherlands Antilles ... The Honourable Mr. Justice Jacob Wit took the Oath of Office as a Judge of the ...
www.caribbeancourtofjustice.org/judges.../wit.html - En caché - Similares
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ecclesiastical Judge - [ Traducir esta página ]II, Q. vi] Only the pope could be the judge of first instance for exarchs and patriarchs Since the Middle Ages the pope is the judge of first instance in ...
www.newadvent.org › Catholic Encyclopedia › J - En caché - Similares
judecator de fond > judge at first instance - [ Traducir esta página ](KudoZ) Romanian to English translation of judecator de fond: judge at first instance [Law: Contract(s) (Law/Patents)].
www.proz.com/...to.../883469-judecator_de_fond.html - En caché


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Note added at 9 mins (2010-03-04 23:21:29 GMT)
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Variant: Judge at first Instance

Saludos.
eski

eski
Mexico
Local time: 22:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  margaret caulfield: Sorry, eski. "Jutjat" means "Court". Please see my note in discussion.
16 mins
  -> Oops: Obvioustly, my Catalan isn't anywhere near up to par: Thanks for your comment, Margaret: eski
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lower court


Explanation:
Segons el TERMCAT és "lower court".

ca jutjat de primera instància, m
es juzgado de primera instancia
en lower court

I el jutge / la jutgessa seria:

ca jutge -essa de primera instància, m i f
en circuit judge
en judge of first instance
en trial judge

Definicions
ca: Jutge que administra justícia en un partit judicial amb atribucions per conèixer dels afers civils i mercantils.

Molta sort!

Montse

Montse Ballesteros
Spain
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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