at sætte sagen i bero.

English translation: leave the case or matter in abeyance

12:30 Mar 10, 2004
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Law (general)
Danish term or phrase: at sætte sagen i bero.
To suspend the case?
Shaun Friel
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:56
English translation:leave the case or matter in abeyance
Explanation:
according to Dansk-Engelsk Ordborg

by Kjaerulff Nielsen
Selected response from:

Inge Festesen (X)
Germany
Local time: 00:56
Grading comment
Thanks to all for the help. I used elements of the answers from Inge and Counsel and had to toss a coin to decide who got the Kudos points.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2suspend the case
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
5leave the case or matter in abeyance
Inge Festesen (X)
4put on hold
Susanne Roelands
3To shelve the case
Eliza-Anna
3to stay proceedings; to adjourn the case sine die (until further notice)
KirstyMacC (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
put on hold


Explanation:
bero - sat i ~ on hold (fx now, the company s aggressive acquisition strategy in the US is on hold); put on hold; stille i ~ suspend (fx operations on the other patients have been suspended); suspend; place on hold, put on hold; leave in abeyance; stillet i ~ on hold (fx scores of projects are on hold and many new plants have gone bankrupt); in abeyance; deferred; stille sagen i ~ defer action (in the matter); sætte i ~ put on hold (fx the programme was put on hold because of cost and safety concerns);
* The introduction of the recordable DVD recorder is also on pause until arguments about high prices and pirating are solved.

Susanne Roelands
Portugal
Local time: 23:56
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
leave the case or matter in abeyance


Explanation:
according to Dansk-Engelsk Ordborg

by Kjaerulff Nielsen

Inge Festesen (X)
Germany
Local time: 00:56
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks to all for the help. I used elements of the answers from Inge and Counsel and had to toss a coin to decide who got the Kudos points.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
To shelve the case


Explanation:
This is a possibility

Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 30
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
suspend the case


Explanation:
just like you have it will do just fine

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 16:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 121

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monika Truszkowska-Pruchniewicz
34 mins
  -> tak Monika

agree  Susanne Gustavsson
1 day 6 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to stay proceedings; to adjourn the case sine die (until further notice)


Explanation:
I can't quite work out if this is a civil or crim. case.

Enter a nolle prosequi (BE) would be to stop a crim. - arguably also a civ. - case altogether. To nolle prosequi (AE).

'Stay of Proceedings. Service members ...'





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KirstyMacC (X)
Local time: 23:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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